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Accessible Corporate Training Programs should be the Norm – Inclusive Hiring II

Just to put things into perspective, In the United States alone, USD 83 billion was the training expenditure, according to the 2019 Training Industry Report. I’m sure your organization also has a training budget. The question that begs to be asked is, then why are corporate trainings so often inaccessible to employees with disability. Do […]

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5 HR Documents that need to be Accessible to employees with a disability – Inclusive Hiring I

So many organizations worldwide have shown their commitment to disability inclusion. The work by amazing organizations like Disability:IN and The Valuable 500 have surely put inclusion of people with disabilities at the forefront of the conversation.   Employment of people with disabilities is a priority for numerous organizations with C-level executives sponsoring the initiatives. Disability Inclusion has finally received the […]

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3 Resources for Creating Accessible PDFs

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 […]

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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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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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Is it advisable to expect that every content creator makes their documents accessible?

Every document I create is always accessible. But then I am not the average content creator. We find that there are certain type of documents that are easier to make accessible and others that need experts who understand how to do it! Simple Documents As I see it, there are documents that are generally created […]

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Planning for Document Accessibility

Most organizations have thousands of documents, the list is endless. Organizations are struggling to create a plan and to remediate existing documents and ensure that all new content created is accessible. At 247 Accessible Documents, after working on more that 2 million documents, we know how to assist organizations to create a strategy & a plan […]

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How to make your PDF Section 508 Compliant?

PDF files are nearly ubiquitous these days, but unfortunately, they’re not always accessible to everyone. Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act requires federal entities to make electronic and information technology accessible to people with disabilities. Section 508 applies to all Federal agencies when they develop, procure, maintain or use electronic and information technology. To avoid […]