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Accessible PDF (Acrobat) Files

We all know that PDF files (Adobe Acrobat) are very common in the workplace and on the web. Learn how to make them Accessible in this tenth podcast of Web Axe.

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We know about PDF files. Our PDF converter allows you to convert PDF to Word as well as PDF to Excel so you can use and analyze without retyping.

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Ten Reasons Clients Don’t Care About Accessibility

I found a great article from Digital Web on the frustrations of getting the client to understand the need for web accessibility.

10 Reasons Clients Don’t Care About Accessibility

What are your thoughts?

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Tab Order and Accesskey

Techniques and discussion on setting the tabbing sequence and creating access keys for elements on your HTML page.

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Testing for Accessibility

So, you’ve done all you can to make your site fully accessible. And now you have to test it! There are many different methods and opinions of what the best way is, as Dennis explains, and auto-checker applications are only a small piece of the pie.

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Great tools for testing web accessibility:

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Terminology Explained

Clearing up a few strange terms related to accessibility.

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  • A user agent is the client application used with a particular network protocol.
  • Device independent means a user can perceive and interact with the Web through any type of apparatus (mobile phones, PDAs, interactive television systems, etc.). Device independent on Wikipedia
  • Assistive Technology (AT) is a generic term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices and the process used in selecting, locating, and using them.
  • A deprecated element or attribute is one that has been outdated by newer constructs.