Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility Non-Text Elements James Thompson, Accessibility Consultant November 9, 2017 Download example documents to follow along: http://info.levelaccess.com/1109-Webinar-Example-Documents.html This webinar is scheduled to begin at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific Audio is provided through the webinar platform via your computer’s speakers, or there is an optional conference line: (805) 309-2350, Code: 14930# (please note this is a toll call)

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Webinar Features Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Real-time Captioning: Captions are provided in the captioning pod (upper right). In the event we experience any issues with the pod, we will ensure that the recording of today’s session is closed captioned. Today’s Session is Being Recorded: Link to slides, recording, and transcript will go out via email next week. Questions: Time will be provided at the end of the webinar for questions. Please submit questions via the Chat pod – (Keyboard: Ctrl + Semicolon) levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility Series Make sure to register for the remaining webinars in the PDF Basics series! November 21st – Data Tables: This webinar will focus on tagging simple and complex tables using the Touch Up Reading Order Table Editor tool. December 7th – Forms: Participants will learn how to create accessible text fields, checkboxes and radio buttons. We will also discuss adding labels and best practices for form controls. December 21st – Page Structure: Participants will learn how to review and edit role mappings for custom styles, use correct heading structure, and correctly tag changes in natural language. January 4th – Accessibility Checker: We will demonstrate how to use the PDF Action Wizard as well as the PDF Full Check tool. Participants will learn how to analyze results of an accessibility full check in order to create an accessible PDF document. levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Requirements Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Provide alternative text for images Ensure decorative images are tagged as artifacts Ensure characters map to Unicode values levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Alternative Text Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Provide alternative text for images Ensure decorative images are tagged as artifacts Ensure characters map to Unicode values Alt text provides context of the image and is read by screen reader users Add Alt text in the Tags Tree or the Accessibility Tools in the Task Pane Alternative text Must be present to communicate the meaning of images to users of assistive technologies and text-only browsers. Should be short and concise Should describe the purpose of the non-text element— not necessarily the element itself Purely decorative images should be tagged as artifacts and not given alternative text levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Decorative Images Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Provide alternative text for images Ensure decorative images are tagged as artifacts Ensure characters map to Unicode values Alt text provides context of the image and is read by screen reader users Add Alt text in the Tags Tree or the Accessibility Tools in the Task Pane Alternative text Must be present to communicate the meaning of images to users of assistive technologies and text-only browsers. Should be short and concise Should describe the purpose of the non-text element— not necessarily the element itself Purely decorative images should be tagged as artifacts and not given alternative text levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Symbols Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Non-Text Elements Provide alternative text for images Ensure decorative images are tagged as artifacts Ensure characters map to Unicode values Assistive technologies may not properly render characters which are present in documents that do not have a Unicode equivalent Most notably, fonts and characters that are not present in the Unicode character set may not be pronounced properly Ensure that all characters define a valid non-custom character set mapping and are present in the Unicode character set Do not use fonts such as Wingdings or other ASCII fonts that do not have a mapping to Unicode characters levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

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