PDF is one of the most widely used format to share information on the web. Corporates, Government organizations, educational institutes share information in the form of annual reports, books, brochures, publications or even user manuals on the web as PDF files. The question that often gets asked is that are PDFs accessible to people with […]
With the exact numbers being unknown and unavailable, an estimated 93 to 150 million children under the age of 18 years old worldwide have disabilities (WHO, 2011). Additionally, children with disabilities face larger challenges in terms of accessing quality and inclusive education. But there’s light at the end of the tunnel. UNICEF has been working since 2014 to address this challenge. Accessible […]
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What Is PDF Remediation?
PDF Remediation is the process of fixing accessibility errors and rendering the file accessible. It ensures people with disabilities using screen reader, speech to text technology or braille displayer get equal access. Providing Accessible PDFs is now a requirement as per the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), Section 508 & AODA. Our highly skilled team at 247 Accessible […]
Making Healthcare and Insurance Documents accessible for everyone is a necessity as well as a mandate by the Government. It has become so important to make these documents accessible especially after the Covid-19 pandemic. Having access to such documents gives information to the people and helps them take timely actions and precautions that […]
Ensuring accessible HR documents, irrespective of whether you use PDF, Word, PowerPoint or Excel, is very important if your organization employs people with disabilities and looks forward to create an accessible workplace. If you are an HR or a person responsible for the people and culture of your organization, then you may find yourself answering […]
Accessible Publishing ensures equal access to books, teaching material and curriculums for people with disabilities. Publishers providing books in accessible format, have the business opportunity of servicing the needs of this target audience. What is Accessible Publishing? Accessible publishing is an approach to publishing books that is designed to provide books and other texts in […]
e A sneak-peek! Although English is the lingua franca of modern global society, not everyone understands it or feels comfortable using it all the time. Infact more than 50% of all queries on Google are in languages other than English. With this very fact in mind, website owners should consider and understand the […]
An accessible PDF is a PDF document that can be read and understood by everyone including people with disabilities. This includes people who use screen readers. Nerd Alert! What is a self-contained and independent file that do not rely on any software or hardware and contains texts, links, graphics and tables? You guessed it right, […]