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DPUB Specific WCAG PDF Techniques
Charles LaPierre edited this page Mar 9, 2016
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A11Y DPUB Techniques based on WCAG > DPUB Specific WCAG PDF Techniques
These WCAG Techniques are currently under review by the Digital Publishing Interest Group's Accessibility Task Force. Any changes marked are a draft and are NOT approved by the DPUB Accessibility Task Force and the WCAG Working Group
| Technique | Applies to DPUB | Owner | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| PDF1: Applying text alternatives to images with the Alt entry in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF2: Creating bookmarks in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF3: Ensuring correct tab and reading order in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF4: Hiding decorative images with the Artifact tag in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF5: Indicating required form controls in PDF forms | Yes | George | |
| PDF6: Using table elements for table markup in PDF Documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF7: Performing OCR on a scanned PDF document to provide actual text | Not Applicable | George | |
| PDF8: Providing definitions for abbreviations via an E entry for a structure element | Yes | George | |
| PDF9: Providing headings by marking content with heading tags in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF10: Providing labels for interactive form controls in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF11: Providing links and link text using the Link annotation and the /Link structure element in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF12: Providing name, role, value information for form fields in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF13: Providing replacement text using the /Alt entry for links in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF14: Providing running headers and footers in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF15: Providing submit buttons with the submit-form action in PDF forms | Yes | George | |
| PDF16: Setting the default language using the /Lang entry in the document catalog of a PDF document | Yes | George | |
| PDF17: Specifying consistent page numbering for PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF18: Specifying the document title using the Title entry in the document information dictionary of a PDF document | Yes | George | |
| PDF19: Specifying the language for a passage or phrase with the Lang entry in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF20: Using Adobe Acrobat Pro's Table Editor to repair mistagged tables | Yes | George | |
| PDF21: Using List tags for lists in PDF documents | Yes | George | |
| PDF22: Indicating when user input falls outside the required format or values in PDF forms | Yes | George | |
| PDF23: Providing interactive form controls in PDF documents | Yes | George |
March 2016
DPUB Accessibility TF Working DRAFT