Simple PDF Accessibility [Course Activity 6]

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PDF ActivityOverview 

 

Are you ready to try out your new skills on an inaccessible PDF? Take this ungraded quiz to see if you've mastered this module's goals:

  • Determine if a PDF has tags.
  • Evaluate if the tags are in a logical reading order.
  • Remediate a given inaccessible PDF.
 

Instructions & Answer Key

 
  1. Use the rubric as a guideline. 
  2. Download the following PDF, Download Inaccessible Darwin's Finches Document.
  3. Based on what you have learned, apply the appropriate steps to remediate or fix the given PDF.
  4. Return to the course and continue the module. An answer key for this course activity will be provided on the next page. 
 

Mission Complete?

 

Once you have completed the assignment, select Next to continue. 

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Remediating an Inaccessible PDF
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Great Job!
The accessible PDF has searchable text and descriptive meta tags. The PDF is tagged appropriately and the tags panel has a logical reading order. The reading order has a logical heading. The Alt Text is descriptive and meaningful. The Images are formatted correctly to allow assistive technologies to access them. The Tables have header rows and/or columns, captions, and alt text.
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Almost There!
The PDF has searchable text. Descriptive meta tags may be missing or incomplete. The PDF is tagged, but some objects are not tagged correctly to help screen readers determine what type of text or object it is interpreting. Some images have descriptive and meaningful alt text. There are some reading order issues according to the Tags Panel. Tables may be missing header rows and/or columns, captions, and alt text.
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Oops - Try Again!
The PDF has logical reading issues, presents inaccessible images due to formatting, lacks tags, and the tables need to be formatted correctly to allow screen readers to access the information in a logical reading order.