| Event: |
Digital Accessibility Series Spring 26 Session 3: Enhancing Accessibility of PDF Files |
| Starts: |
Tuesday 2/10/2026 12:30 PM |
| Ends: |
Tuesday 2/10/2026 01:15 PM |
| Location: |
Zoom
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| Presenters: |
Carlos Perez, Center for Teaching Excellence
Dr. Jamie Thompson, Center for Teaching Excellence |
| Hosted By: |
Center for Teaching Excellence |
| Contact Information: |
cte@tamu.edu |
| Description: |
The Title II revision (the Final Rule) mandates that all digital content meets accessibility standards, ensuring usability for all users. As part of the Digital Accessibility Series, this session focuses on PDF files, which are among the most challenging formats to remediate.
Participants will gain an overview of accessibility in PDF files and explore remediation strategies using Adobe Acrobat, including Optical Character Recognition (OCR), tagging, alternative text, and accessibility checks. The session also includes a demonstration of how to use Adobe Acrobat’s built-in accessibility tools.
Learning Outcomes: Participants
will be able to…
1) Identify common accessibility issues with PDF files.
2) Discuss some limitations to remediation of PDF files.
3) Evaluate the accessibility of PDF files using Adobe Acrobat built-in accessibility checker. |