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PDF Accessibility Overview The Acrobat XI Pro Accessibility Guide Series Adobe has created a series of accessibility guides for Adobe Acrobat XI Pro to assist content authors in creating accessible PDF documents. There are four guides in this series: PDF Accessibility Overview (this document) The Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Overview details what is meant by accessibility in the PDF file format. It distinguishes between the accessibility features of the file format, of Adobe Acrobat XI and of the Adobe Reader application, and how the features of the software and the file format interact to achieve accessibility for people with disabilities. Acrobat XI Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow The Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow provides a stepby-step method for analyzing existing PDF files and making them accessible based upon that analysis. This workflow coincides with the workflow provided in the Make Accessible Action wizard and potential issues tested for in the Accessibility Checker tool. Using the Accessibility Checker in Acrobat XI Pro The Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Using the Accessibility Checker describes the PDF accessibility checkers that are included in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. Even if you generate an accessible PDF file from an authoring application such a word processor or desktop publishing program, you should then follow the steps in this guide in order to identify any items that may have been missed in the initial conversion, or to add PDF accessibility features that were not provided by the authoring tool. Creating Accessible PDF Forms with Acrobat XI Pro The guide entitled Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible Forms describes how to use the forms tools within Adobe Acrobat XI Pro to add descriptions to form fields, tag untagged forms, set the tab order, manipulate tags and perform other PDF accessibility tasks. These techniques do not apply to PDF forms from Adobe LiveCycle Designer, as a separate process is provided for making LiveCycle forms accessible. Acrobat XI Pro Complete Best Practices for Accessibility The complete content of each individual guide is also available as a single, comprehensive document entitled Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for Accessibility. Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for PDF Accessibility 6

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PDF Accessibility Overview
6
Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for PDF Accessibility
°e Acrobat XI Pro Accessibility Guide Series
Adobe has created a series of accessibility guides for Adobe Acrobat XI Pro to assist content
authors in creating accessible PDF documents. °ere are four guides in this series:
PDF Accessibility Overview (this document)
°e
Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Overview
details what is meant
by accessibility in the PDF file format. It distinguishes between the accessibility features of the
file format, of Adobe Acrobat XI and of the Adobe Reader application, and how the features of
the soſtware and the file format interact to achieve accessibility for people with disabilities.
Acrobat XI Pro PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow
°e
Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: PDF Accessibility Repair Workflow
provides a step-
by-step method for analyzing existing PDF files and making them accessible based upon that
analysis. °is workflow coincides with the workflow provided in the Make Accessible Action
wizard and potential issues tested for in the Accessibility Checker tool.
Using the Accessibility Checker in Acrobat XI Pro
°e
Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Using the Accessibility Checker
describes the
PDF accessibility checkers that are included in Adobe Acrobat XI Pro. Even if you generate an
accessible PDF file from an authoring application such a word processor or desktop publishing
program, you should then follow the steps in this guide in order to identify any items that may
have been missed in the initial conversion, or to add PDF accessibility features that were not
provided by the authoring tool.
Creating Accessible PDF Forms with Acrobat XI Pro
°e guide entitled
Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Creating Accessible Forms
describes
how to use the forms tools within Adobe Acrobat XI Pro to add descriptions to form fields, tag
untagged forms, set the tab order, manipulate tags and perform other PDF accessibility tasks.
°ese techniques do not apply to PDF forms from Adobe LiveCycle Designer, as a separate
process is provided for making LiveCycle forms accessible.
Acrobat XI Pro Complete Best Practices for Accessibility
°e complete content of each individual guide is also available as a single, comprehensive
document entitled
Adobe® Acrobat® XI Pro Accessibility Guide: Best Practices for Accessibility.