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Making Videos Accessible to All
Video has long been a great medium to convey content in more expressive and imaginative ways than text or imagery alone. Ever since their introduction…
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The National Federation of the Blind Cracks Down on Accessibility Overlay Tools
We would all like to find a quick fix for many things in life. Regarding digital accessibility for your website or mobile app, finding a…
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PDF Accessibility Remediation Software Tools: A Detailed Comparison
For many years, there have only been two tools for PDF remediation software available in the market. Adobe Acrobat Pro DC was the…
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accessible-slick: A new accessible carousel library
Here at Allyant, we see a lot of carousels and sliders, and we’ve learned a thing or two about making them accessible. Our expert Accessibility…
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What is a Tagged PDF?
A tagged PDF is a PDF document that contains tags. Tags provide a logical structure that governs how the content of the PDF is presented…
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How to Tag Footnotes and Endnotes in PDF
A question that often comes up in our PDF remediation classes is, “how do you tag footnotes or endnotes?” This article provides guidance on tagging…
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Google is Releasing a Powerful Accessibility Feature for All Chrome Users
Two years ago, Google reached out to CommonLook because of our expertise in PDF accessibility. At the time, we recognized the…
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Accessibility Overlay Tools May Seem Like A “Quick Fix” For Your Problem – but read further…
What Is An Overlay Tool? Accessibility overlays, toolbars, and plugins are third-party widgets that attempt to automatically improve the accessibility of websites they are added…
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What is PDF Metadata: Everything You Need to Know
PDF metadata consists of information about the PDF document, which includes title of the PDF document, author, subject, keywords and copyright information. This information falls…
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What Is An Accessible PDF?
A PDF document is considered truly accessible if it can be used/accessed by all users, including people with disabilities. For a PDF to be considered…
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