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Stop Printing and Scanning Your Accessible Documents

April 6, 2026
Document Accessibility
7 min read
The print-sign-scan workflow is an accessibility nightmare when the end document needs to be accessible. Here’s what you need to
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“Redlining” is the practice of marking up a document to show proposed changes. Typically, redlining uses strikethrough text to indicate
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6 Steps For Accessible PDF Form Fields Using Adobe Pro in 2026

October 30, 2025
Document Accessibility
3 min read
To be compliant with the new ADA Title II rules effective April 24, 2027, municipalities and state governments must ensure
Creating accessible tables in Adobe Acrobat Pro for ADA Title II compliance

7-Step Guide to Creating Tables That Are ADA Compliant Using Adobe Pro

October 21, 2025
Document Accessibility
5 min read
Stop letting complex tables make your PDFs fail accessibility audits!If you’ve spent hours and hours on a PDF table and
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To achieve compliance with the new Title II regulations under the ADA, all small text, large text, and designs in
Accessible link example showing descriptive hyperlink in PDF for ADA Title II compliance
Did you know unlabeled links in your PDFs violate the new Title II regulations under the ADA?Many of our government
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To achieve compliance with the new Title II regulations under the ADA, all images in a PDF must include descriptive
PDF Accessibility Simplified: Phase 3 Business Operations and Software Platform Analysis

2026 PDF Accessibility Simplified: Phase 3 Business Process and Software

September 23, 2025
Document Accessibility
3 min read
Many governments, municipalities, and universities produce a lot of PDFs...from meeting minutes to transcripts, court documents, downloadable materials, and everything
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Headings make your PDFs more accessible, navigable, and usable by everyone. It’s important for city, county and state government agencies
PDF Accessibility Simplified: Phase 2 Complex Tables and Forms

2026 PDF Accessibility Simplified: Phase 2 Complex Tables and Forms

September 5, 2025
Document Accessibility
6 min read
Government agencies and municipalities are overwhelmed by the volume and complexity of achieving ADA compliance for all of their websites,
PDF Accessibility Simplified: Phase 1 Essentials Guide with PDF download icon

PDF Accessibility Simplified: Phase 1 Accessibility Fundamentals

August 26, 2025
Document Accessibility
8 min read
If you’ve been struggling with PDF accessibility, you can stop searching and briefly thank the AI and Google search gods.
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How to Tag PDFs for Accessibility in Adobe Acrobat Pro

June 24, 2025
Document Accessibility
4 min read
Accessible PDF forms don’t start and stop with checkboxes and tables.In Part 1 of our Accessible PDF Series, we showed
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PDF accessibility shouldn’t feel this hard but here we are. Adobe doesn’t make it easy, and with the DOJ’s new
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You’ve found this article on accessible tables with form fields for PDFs using Adobe Pro because, well, Adobe made this
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The Struggle of Inaccessible Signatures for Blind Users It's the end of a long workday, and I've arrived at the
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Creating accessible Word documents ensures that all users, including those with disabilities, can access and understand your content.Additionally, creating accessible