How To Make PDFs Accessible | Episode 22: Evergreen Valley College

Blog post: https://theaccessibilityguy.com/how-to-make-pdfs-accessible-episode-22-evergreen-college/

This video walks users through the hands-on, practical process for turning a non-accessible college PDF into a fully WCAG-compliant document. Using a real example from Evergreen College, we’ll explore how to spot accessibility issues, fix color contrast and tagging issues, and run accessibility checks using trusted, professional tools.

00:00 Introduction
01:04 Check the design elements for accessibility
01:28 Fix color contrast fails
02:29 Walk the tags panel
03:00 Run Adobe Acrobat's auto-tagger
03:39 Adjust the tag structure
04:59 Validate the reading order
05:11 Add metadata
05:41 Run the accessibility checkers
06:27 Embed missing fonts
06:53 Add missing link annotations
07:00 Add PDF/UA identifier

Shout out to @venngagevids for sponsoring this video. This case study highlights the importance of starting with well-structured source documents. Platforms like Venngage offer accessible design tools that minimize the need for post-export corrections.

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