Making PDF documents accessible in Acrobat Pro

For whom?

The course is aimed at those who work with documents for publication on digital platforms and websites and who produce accessible documents and PDF documents in Adobe Acrobat Pro. And for those who perform quality reviews and post-processing of PDF documents from Adobe InDesign and Microsoft 365.

To get the most out of this course, we recommend that you first take the Introduction to creating accessible documents course.

About the course

During the course, we will take a deep dive into Adobe Acrobat Pro to create fully accessible PDF files. Funka trainers are ready to help you fulfil the requirements of the Web Accessibility Directive and take control of your PDFs.

After completing the course, you should be able to tag PDFs from scratch or edit and post-process PDFs created in InDesign or Microsoft 365. Then test the accessibility of the documents against standards using both automated accessibility checks and assistive technologies. You will also be able to work with complex forms and tables to reach the right standards.

Course content

• Flows and how to work in the process of making PDF files accessible.
• Overview of relevant standards (WCAG 2.1).
• Applications of document structure.
• Understanding of both reading orders.
• How to write appropriate alt text.
• Optimising infographics and other complex images.
• Tables: from simple to complex.
• Linking techniques.
• Tables of contents, bookmarks and page numbering.
• Language management.
• Footnotes and endnotes.
• Scanned documents.
• Accessibility control and quality testing.

After completing this course

After completing this course, you will be able to:

• Apply correct tagging to all content in PDF documents to ensure accessibility and compliance with legal requirements.
• Organize headings in a logical structure to facilitate navigation and comprehension for users, including those using screen readers.
• Add descriptive alternative texts to all images and graphics to make visual content accessible to screen readers.
• Verify that all links in the PDF are clickable and functional, enhancing navigation and user experience.
• Tag table headers correctly and maintain a logical table structure to make tables easily navigable and understandable by screen readers.
• Design and implement fillable forms within PDF documents to ensure they are accessible and usable by all users, including those with disabilities.
• Conduct user tests at different stages of document creation to ensure accessibility and usability for diverse user groups.

How is the course delivered?

The course consists of two parts; a recorded course followed by a teacher-led one-day live session. 

Self-paced course on-demand

With this self-paced course, you get a basic overview, but also the opportunity to focus on selected areas that you have a particular need for. You can access the course when it suits you. The course is divided into parts - take one or more at a time. You can also use the course as a knowledge base; the search function makes it easy to find what you need.

Watch a clip from the on-demand course with the avatar version of
an Accessibility Expert at Funka. 

This on-demand course consists of:

• 10 parts, totalling 65 minutes of recorded films and reference material
• Access to the course on-demand on Funka Academy's learning portal for 6 months..

Add a live course session

Do you need more advanced skills? Perhaps you are in, or about to enter, a role that requires in-depth knowledge of accessibility? Or do you simply feel that you learn best and most from live training?

We offer a supplementary course session as an extension and continuation of the self-paced course. It focuses on developing and applying your knowledge with opportunities for discussion, practical exercises and interaction.

• Live expert-led course session, 4 hours including short breaks, 13:00 - 17:00, CET Central European Time 
• Funka's certified accessibility experts lead the sessions.

Course certificate by Funka 

After completing the course, you will receive a digital Funka Course Certificate, indicating that you have participated and met the course requirements

You have continued access to the on-demand course material and knowledge bank for 6 months from the date of order.

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