Creating Accessible Documents

What makes an Accessible PDF?

A document or application is considered accessible if it meets certain technical criteria and can be used by people with disabilities. This includes access by people who are mobility impaired, blind, low vision, deaf, hard of hearing, or who have cognitive impairments. Accessibility features in Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Reader and in the Portable Document Format (PDF) make it easier for people with disabilities to use PDF documents and forms, with and without the aid of assistive technology software and devices such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, text-to-speech software, speech recognition software, alternative input devices, Braille embossers, and Braille displays.

Training and Tutorials

Adobe Help

Creating Accessible PDF's

Create and Verify PDF accessibility (Acrobat Pro)

Accessibility features in PDF's

Microsoft Help

Make Word documents accessible

Lynda.com

Notice:

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Creating Accessible PDFs

Advanced Accessible PDFs

Acrobat DC: Creating Accessible PDFs (2015)

Creating Accessible Documents in Microsoft Office

Getting Adobe Acrobat

Staff and Faculty

If you are a staff or faculty member with a campus computer or laptop and don't have Adobe Acrobat on it, please send an email to User Support Services to have it installed and activated.

Students or Personal Computers

Students and Butte College Staff and Faculty members can purchase Adobe software at a discounted rate. For more information, please visit our Software Page.

Getting Microsoft Word

As a Butte College Student, Faculty, or Staff Member you have access to download and install the Microsoft Office at no charge. For information on getting Microsoft Word, please visit our Software Page.