Course Outline
- brief review
- types of disabilities
- assistive technologies
- WCAG 2.2
- assistive tools in Foxit PDF editor and Foxit Reader
- accessibility preferences
- replacing document colours
- using the read out loud feature
- using keyboard navigation
- using auto scroll
- using the reflow view
- PDF/UA
- what is PDF/UA?
- comparing PDF/UA and WCAG 2.2
- which should you use?
- achieving conformance for both
- version and conformance
- document requirements
- technology requirements
- PDF/UA 7.1 general
- tagging content
- creating artifacts
- flickering content, contrast, colour, formatting and layout
- document title requirements
- working with scanned documents
- related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.2 text
- logical reading order
- character encoding
- natural language
- related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.3 graphics
- tagging graphics
- creating artifacts
- providing alternative text
- related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.4 headings
- permissible headings
- heading structure
- related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.5 tables
- proper use of tables
- table structure
- table heading requirements
- related WCAG criteria and techniques
- PDF/UA 7.6 lists
- proper use of lists
- list structure
- list requirements
- related WCAG criteria and techniques
- other PDF/UA and WCAG 2.2 requirements
- page headers and footers
- footnotes and references
- articles
- navigation
- annotations (i.e. comments and links)
- use of fonts
- creating PDFs with accessibility in mind
- working with authoring tools such as adobe indesign and Microsoft Word
- structuring your document in the source file
- exporting with accessibility options enabled
- testing the resulting PDF for accessibility
- understanding and repairing issues in Foxit PDF Editor
- Foxit PDF Editor accessibility issues
- working with form elements
- choosing the right controls
- tagging form elements
- associating labels to controls
- tabbing order and keyboard navigation
- providing tooltips and screen reader text
- field restrictions such as required fields and formatting
- working with user input and providing feedback
- working with actions
- related PDF/UA and WCAG documentation
