Author: TobyL
Why accessible design matters
Fear of the unknown Accessible design is one of those terms that the uninitiated seem to fear as an oxymoron. However, we are at a point now where pretending that accessibility in design doesn’t matter is absolutely not viable and…
When does accessible really mean accessibility
Since the introduction of the internet, the world has become smaller and the amount of information available has grown exponentially. But what good is the information if you can’t access it? If you have a visual disability or vision impairment,…
What is PDF accessibility?
To better understand the concept of PDF Accessibility, let us first define each words individually. PDF, Portable Document Format, was created by Adobe Systems in 1993. It is primarily used by many because of its capability to create a print-equivalent…
The Screen Reader End User
http://youtu.be/_o2HvPiSyf0 Transcript to Document is Empty This video discusses the importance of Tagged PDF’s, with a perspective directly from people with low vision. This need for greater accessibility and freedom is what drives us here at Tagged PDF to keep…
The dress that everyone saw differently
You’d be hard pressed to find someone who didn’t have an opinion of, or at least know about, this dress. What started with a simple question, “What colour is this dress?” led to the people of the Internet losing their…
Tagged PDF’s are seen by more people
It’s no secret that the main benefit of a tagged PDF is that it makes your information accessible to those with vision impairments, but that’s not entirely true. A tagged PDF actually makes your documents accessible by EVERYONE because once…
Setting up for accessibility
Those who know about Tagged PDFs often think the process of tagging starts with a completed PDF, but this is not the case. It actually starts with the file being prepared/designed in graphic design programs such as InDesign. The way…
Seeing True Colors Despite Colorblindness
We were really moved when we saw the reaction of the Father in this video. The phrase “A picture is worth a thousand words.” runs true to people with normal vision, but those thousand words could be cut in half…
Is your content accessible?
News from America is showing that many government agencies, institutions and universities are making accessibility a priority after leading universities were sued for discrimination. Harvard and MIT failed to provide online learning documents such as lectures, courses and podcasts with…