Welcome to PDF Accessibility!-2

Welcome!

Do you need to create an accessible PDF?

You've come to the right place! This self-paced micro-course not only teaches PDF accessibility basics, but provides opportunities to practice what you've learned; as well as demonstrating strategies to apply accessibility to existing PDFs.

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Due to the complexity of creating accessible forms, please note that PDF forms are not covered in this course.

We recommend taking the Self-Paced Microsoft Word Accessibility Course before attempting this course.

Please see the Syllabus for course information, time commitment, and a list of FAQs.

Wait! Before you begin this course...Does the content need to be in a PDF?

Can the PDF content be placed into a Canvas page? It is much simpler to create an accessible Canvas page. In fact, doing so eases student navigation. When using Canvas, students need only focus on your content and use "Nexting" to navigate to the following page in your course. Find out if your PDF needs to remain a PDF or if it would be best suited to a different format, in the module "New Around Here? Let's Start!"

Course Activity: Practice what you learn!

PDF Activity Icon When you see the Fix Me PDF icon on the left, you will be asked to remediate an inaccessible PDF.

This micro-course will build on the accessibility techniques you learn. An answer guide will be provided to help you monitor your progress.

Ready to begin? There are two ways to navigate!

If you are new to PDF Accessibility, please use the Table of Contents in the box at the upper right-hand side of this page. Select "New Around Here? Let's Start!"
If you have some PDF Accessibility experience and there are specific sections you need to review, please use the same Table of Contents box to select the topic you need.

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