Training & Development-Professional Development Curriculum

Creating Accessible and Compliant PDFs **New!

This one-day class covers most aspects of creating accessible, interactive PDF forms using Acrobat X Pro that also will be Section 508 compliant. The course will cover learning how to optimize form layouts for accessibility, preparing both a Microsoft Word and an Adobe InDesign document for conversion to an accessible PDF form, learning how to use buttons, text fields, combo boxes, radio buttons and check boxes, adding security, setting a tab order and tagging the form. Section 508 is a federal mandate that requires that all Web site content be equally accessible to people with disabilities and in this case will address how to make your PDFs accessible by visually impaired people using adaptive software.

Presenter: Barbara Ash, Adobe Certified Trainer

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Adobe Acrobat X Pro

Enrollment: Use our Online Registration Form, or call 459-5565.

Additional Information: This class is intended for users on either PC or Mac. The software, class, materials and user interface are interchangeable on each iMac workstation in the classroom. The class will be based on Acrobat X Pro; participants should let the instructor know at the beginning of class which version they are using.

Course Outline

• Accessibility terminology
• How screen readers work
• Optimizing form layouts for accessibility and usability
• Preparing a Microsoft Word 2010 document for conversion to accessible PDF form
• Preparing an Adobe InDesign CS5 document for conversion to accessible PDF form
• Copying and duplication form fields
• Working in Form Edit mode
• Enabling Reader usage rights
• OCR text recognition
• Using the Form Wizard
• Accessible buttons, text fields, combo boxes, radio buttons, check boxes
• Adding security
• Setting tab order
• Tagging
• Acrobat X features for correcting accessibility issues and testing for accessibility
• Updating Acrobat forms when edits need to be made