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Remediating PDF Documents for Accessibility

PDF documents are one of the most widely shared formats in the digital world. From business reports to educational materials, policies, invoices, and brochures; PDFs are everywhere. But the challenge is that most PDFs are not accessible to people with disabilities. This is where PDF accessibility comes in. Making an accessible PDF ensures that everyone, […]

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Higher Ed Accessibility Pulse – January 2025

FEATURED STORYDepartment of Education Helps Students With Disabilities. Don’t Let It Disappear!If the U.S. Department of Education disappears, millions of students with disabilities will face even greater barriers to getting the education they deserve. When we take away the protections and resources that make education possible, we don’t just fail them. We fail as a […]

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Top 5 Common PDF Accessibility Errors

PDF is one of the most widely used format to present information on the web. PDFs are used to publish brochures, product user manuals, student text books, bank statements, annual reports, application forms, company policies, utility bills etc.Being such a widely used file format for publishing information, one might think PDFs are capable of making […]

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Higher Ed Accessibility Pulse – December 2024

FEATURED STORYParents & Students with Disabilities can Continue their Fight for Safe & Reliable TransportationFor countless families in the District of Columbia, the daily trip to school is fraught with anxiety due to unsafe and unreliable transportation services for students with disabilities. A federal judge signaled hope for change and cleared the way for parents […]

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Higher Ed Accessibility Pulse – November 2024

FEATURED STORYHow Can AI Technology Create Value in Higher Education?AI and chatbots provide higher education institutions with the opportunity to enhance their accessibility and inclusivity. AI-powered tools can serve students with various needs by providing additional support: speech-to-text, text-to-speech, visual representations and many other adaptive technologies. Students can also receive assistive technology resources to make […]

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How to Improve Your Website’s Accessibility with Document Remediation? 

Introduction  “Website accessibility testing.”  Ever typed that into Google? Maybe someone next to you has, eagerly clicking on a promising link to find the answers they need. It’s something millions of us do daily. Browsing websites, downloading documents and consuming information online.  But here’s a question we rarely stop to ask. How inclusive is that […]

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Why Digital Agencies should make their Annual Reports Accessible?

In our fast-paced, digital world, it’s easy to overlook the importance of making sure that everyone can access and understand the content that we create. But it’s vital that we do. For digital agencies, this is especially important when it comes to creating annual reports. There are several compelling reasons why digital agencies need to […]

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Ensuring Accessibility: Types of Documents that need to be made Accessible

With an increasing number of people relying on technology to access information and communicate, it is vital that all documents are made accessible to all including people with disabilities. In this blog post, we will focus on understanding the various types of documents that need to be made accessible. PDFs PDFs are widely used for […]