Can Screen Readers Read PDFs?
Yes, screen readers can read PDFs if the PDF’s are accessible, meaning they can be accessed by everyone, including people with disabilities. PDF (Portable Document…
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Allyant Celebrates Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) for First Time as Unified Brand.
Ottawa, Ontario — May 16, 2023 – As Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) approaches, Allyant, the world’s leading accessibility solutions provider, proudly announced its very…
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WCAG 2.2 Explained: Everything You Need to Know about the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.2
On October 5, 2023, the W3C formally released and recommended the updated WCAG 2.2 guidelines, incorporating final feedback from the previous draft published in early…
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Section 508 Compliance for Documents: All You Need to Know
Article Outline What does it mean to be 508 compliant? History of Section 508 Once the driving force of many federal agencies; it affected any…
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Why Obtain a Third-Party VPAT?
A Voluntary Product Accessibility Template (VPAT) is a document that provides information about a product’s compliance with accessibility standards. Learn more about …
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Can Artificial Intelligence Make PDFs Accessible?
A PDF document is considered accessible if it can be used/accessed by everyone, including people with disabilities. There are several accessibility standards to…
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What is Section 508 Compliance & Why Does it Matter for Accessibility?
The roots of Section 508 go back to 1973 – the establishment of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 – which required unrestricted access to any programs and…
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Importance of Live-User Testing for Web Accessibility
Digital Accessibility has continued to gain significant traction across nearly every vertical in recent years. In some ways, it was a perfect storm of a…
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What is a VPAT and Why is it Important for Accessibility?
The digital accessibility industry is filled with various buzzwords, many of which seem to ebb and flow based on the most recent legal precedent, potential…
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What are the Differences and Similarities Between Structural and Accessibility Standards in Digital Documents?
Scope of this article: The Structural check tests against the PDF creation standard, ISO 32000. While ISO 32000 mentions accessibility functionality in PDF, it is…
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