Accessible and Useable PDF Documents: Techniques for Document Authors
ISBN 0-9738246-1-1

Author: Karen McCall, MEd

Review:
This 175 page book will be an valuable reference tool for anyone working with
PDF documents who wants to ensure their documents are accessible and usable.
With the inclusion of 75 additional support documents to work through and
examine, you will already have many of the solutions you need. 

The book begins with an overview of PDF document accessibility and how
documents are tagged. There are sections on the terminology used in the book
and a brief guide to how to use the book for those new to the area of
accessibility. 

As you work through the content, you will move from beginner to intermediate
levels of PDF document creation and repair. The book guides you through the
obstacles of forms, LiveCycle Designer and navigating the process of making a
TIF (Text and Image Format) document more accessible and usable for your
readers. 

Keyboard commands are used and tips for people using screen readers are
included in topics wherever possible. You will use Adobe Acrobat Professional
7 and Microsoft Word 2003 to work through the aspects of good document
structure. This gives you a foundation for repurposing your documents for
PDF, DAISY, or Braille formats. 

Learn how to create more usable links in PDF documents, how to provide Alt
Text for links and images, and how to create more accessible forms. See first
hand what happens when a document is scanned and made accessible using Adobe
Acrobat Professional 7. Tips and techniques you work through will also help
in making legacy PDF documents more accessible and usable. 

This book is only available through Innovative Rehabilitation Technology,
Inc. (IRTI). 

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Accessible and Usable PDF Documents: Techniques for Document Authors is in
tagged PDF format only. The sample and exercise documents are in RTF, XLS,
PPT, TIF, and PDF formats. 

Karen McCall provides on-site training and workshops on creating more
accessible and usable PDF documents. Contact karlen.communications@primus.ca
for more information on training sessions.