Overview and objectives
This one day course is for people who need to know how to make PDF content accessible. Delegates will be inspired by demonstrations of the difficulties that inaccessible PDF can cause, instructed in the tagging processes to make files work for disabled people, and empowered by our troubleshooting tips to avoid or repair problems that can occur in the conversion of files to accessible format.
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Suitable for: Anyone directly involved or aiming to be involved in the design or creation of PDF format documents.
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Pre-requisites: Basic knowledge of PDF creation processes, knowledge of HTML would be useful, but not essential.
Content
Aspects include:
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Illustrating the problems for screen reader users when PDF aren't made accessible.
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Identifying what makes PDF files accessible.
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Repairing inaccessible legacy PDF files using Adobe Acrobat tagging tools.
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Creating fully accessible PDF using Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign and Adobe Acrobat.
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Troubleshooting: "get out of jail" tips for dealing with problematic content.
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Manual and auto testing processes to ensure that files are accessible.
Benefits
Delegates will:
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Learn how screen reader users interact with PDF files.
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Understand the essential tagging processes for PDF accessibility.
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Know how to test and repair PDF that haven't been created to be accessible.
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Learn to create new fully accessible PDF files.
Course detail
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Duration: full day (10am to 4.30pm)
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Fee: £325 plus VAT
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Dates and venues:
How to book
To book a place on one of our open training courses, please fill out the
online open training booking form. Alternatively, please download and complete the
open training booking form (Word, 101kb) and email it to
webaccess@rnib.org.uk or contact us on
020 7391 2178.
A 10 per cent discount is available for delegates that book on more than one training course during the same training week. This 10 per cent discount applies to each course booked after the first one.
If your organisation has six or more delegates who would like to attend this course on the same day, we would be happy to run the course on an additional, mutually convenient date, either at your premises or at our venue. Please see our
in-house training page for more details regarding this.