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Beyond Basic Alt Text – Charts, Maps, and Diagrams

| Tammy Albee

Women consulting about Equidox PDF Remediation software and services

What is Alt Text? Alt-text is one of the most basic elements of web and document accessibility.  For people who cannot see images contained within a website or document, a text alternative describing most images is required. However, not all images require alt text descriptions.  Repetitive logos and decorative elements such as watermarks can be artifacted and not given alt text. Learning to provide useful alt text is a skill that can take some practice.  How do you know what… Continue Reading Beyond Basic Alt Text – Charts, Maps, and Diagrams

7 Web Accessibility Problems You Probably Missed

| Nina Overdorff

Woman working in an open office watching a captioned video, which also benefits web accessibility.

Web accessibility is a necessity. The surge of digital accessibility lawsuits in 2020 makes it even more important to make sure your website is accessible to every potential visitor. Some web accessibility problems are more obvious than others, like making sure font sizes are large enough and choosing colors that contrast well against one another. But others are less obvious and easy to overlook. Any accessibility issues can mean you’re leaving out as much as 25% of your target audience… Continue Reading 7 Web Accessibility Problems You Probably Missed

Batch Processing: Automated Accessibility Done Right

| Nina Overdorff

Statement with digital template for automated accessibility

A quick Google search for fully automated accessibility tools, those which remediate PDFs without human intervention, yields surprisingly few results. You might find some automated accessibility checkers or website accessibility plug-ins, but not much for PDFs. Why? Surely in this day and age there must be a plug-in that can tag PDFs in an instant without the need for human intervention, just like there are for websites. Unfortunately, there are two problems with that. First, fully automated website accessibility plug-ins… Continue Reading Batch Processing: Automated Accessibility Done Right

The Key to Holiday Success- eCommerce Accessibility

| Nina Overdorff

eCommerce Accessibility shopping cart

Online shopping has grown at an astounding rate during the COVID pandemic. ECommerce is up 44% from 2019, accounting for as much as 20% of all sales in 2020. But 2020 wreaked havoc on the retail sector when COVID hit in early spring, so every sale this holiday season will be vital to making up lost revenue. That means reaching every customer. One way to do that is to make sure your eCommerce platform is accessible to every shopper, including… Continue Reading The Key to Holiday Success- eCommerce Accessibility

ADA Compliance for the Healthcare Industry

| Nina Overdorff

Healthcare provider speaking with patient

Healthcare companies have a responsibility to ensure every patient receives the best possible care. That includes ensuring that necessary information is available to all patients. Documents saved as PDFs retain their security and structure on most platforms and devices.  However,  those PDFs may not be accessible to all clients, particularly people with disabilities who may use assistive technology. Over 25% of the population has some disability, either temporary or permanent.  Patients and employees who use devices like screen readers or… Continue Reading ADA Compliance for the Healthcare Industry

Why you should never Print to PDF

| Tammy Albee

Everyone loves the PDF file format.  It’s just what it says, it’s a Portable Document File.  It can be created from and will open on nearly any device or platform, retains its formatting, and is secure.  It can contain text, images, lists, tables, and diagrams.  It’s an extremely useful document file format.  Unless that is,  you are a person who uses assistive technology to read your digital documents.  Then a PDF is often the bane of your existence. Especially if… Continue Reading Why you should never Print to PDF

ADA Compliance for the Finance Industry

| Nina Overdorff

Financial document that needs PDF remediation

Financial institutions like banks, investment companies, and accounting firms provide a safe place for customers and investors to maintain and grow their financial assets. Customers now expect to monitor their assets online through a website or app, often in the form of PDF documents. Saving financial documents as PDFs makes them easier to produce securely and consistently. However, PDFs are often inaccessible to people using assistive technology. With over 25% of the population having some disability, digital accessibility is vital… Continue Reading ADA Compliance for the Finance Industry