PDF accessibility is the most requested topic for Accessibility Ambassadors. In this month’s session, presenters from different sectors of the University of Minnesota will share their strategies for working with these complex files.
First, Shane Nackerud and Laura Vavrosky will demonstrate how the UMD and UMTC Libraries make scanned PDFs accessible using Adobe Acrobat Pro (University-wide software) and PREP (paid remediation software). Attendees will learn multiple options for how to remediate PDFs that have no born-digital equivalent.
In the second section, Neal Sorensen will discuss how PDFs have been a mainstay in digital documents for 20 years and why that is. In his talk he will explore what a PDF is, what it's good and bad at, and what accessible alternatives there are.
When
toPresenters
- ShaneNackerudUniversity Libraries
- LaureVavroskyKathryn A. Martin Library
- NealSorensenOffice for Digital Accessibility
Registration Information
Registration for this session is required. Let us know if you are attending. UMN employees are able to earn 200 Wellbeing Points for attending. Please indicate your interest in receiving points during registration, and a voucher code will be emailed to you after the event.
By default, we enable auto-captioning in the webinar. Please let us know what additional accommodations we can provide. Two weeks’ notice (February 12) at z.umn.edu/a11y-zoom2 will help us to better fulfill requests. This session will be recorded, captioned, and shared with the Google Group.
Event Recording
Remediating PDFs or choosing the right alternative formats recording (1 hour)
Event Sponsors
Accessibility Ambassadors