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Re: PDF Association - New version of Tagged PDF Best Practice Guide: Styles released this week!

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From: Philip Kiff
Date: Jun 13, 2019 5:13PM

Thanks, Bevi, I'll try to keep those caveats in mind as I start to use it.

I guess I'm just desperate for any kind of guidance and clarity on some
of the more complex PDF tagging issues, so I'm excited to have
*anything* that resembles clear recommendations from a recognized group
or professional association. Regardless of whether it's intended more
for software developers than remediators, I'll take it!

Currently, it feels very much like the wild west out here in tagged PDF
remediation land. I find I learn about best practices as often or even
more often by examining the completed work of other professional
remediators or by reviewing code produced by my PDF remediation software
as I learn about it by reading any publicly available guidelines or best
practice lists. One of the only places I can find reliable answers to
some tagging questions is here on this WebAIM list. And even then, it's
not always clear that there is a consensus among the professionals
contributing here.

Phil.

On 2019-06-13 17:03, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
> Keep in mind that this particular guide from the PDF Association is NOT
> intended for content creators and remediators; it's specifically written for
> those who develop software that create accessible PDFs.
>
> In Sec. 2 of the guide, it states:
> "Although this document may be useful to technically-inclined authors, it is
> not intended as a guide for document authors seeking information on how to
> tag PDF files. It does not address WCAG 2.1 or Section 508, but it can be
> used to inform activities intended to achieve conformance with such
> requirements."
>
> As you read through it, it notes the syntax for specific PDF/UA elements,
> but not the tags or tag tree structure.
>
> So it does provide some help for "technically-included authors" and you may
> find helpful parts of it, but it does not give the details of how to produce
> accessible PDFs for content authors.
>
> Enjoy it!
>
> --Bevi
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Philip Kiff
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2019 12:32 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: [WebAIM] PDF Association - New version of Tagged PDF Best Practice
> Guide: Styles released this week!
>
> Earlier this week, apparently, the PDF Association quietly released a new
> (and in my opinion, dramatically updated!) version of their Tagged PDF Best
> Practice Guide: Styles document:
> https://www.pdfa.org/resource/tagged-pdf-best-practice-guide-syntax/
>
> Public note to Duff Johnson: Hopefully by sharing this on the WebAIM list,
> I'm not stealing too much of your thunder about the new release.
> Sorry. But it's been up for *days*, and I just found out about it now!
>
> A quick scan tells me that this is a super useful document that will be a
> critical resource in my PDF reference material. In fact, I need to share
> this immediately with some folks I work with who will soon be compiling an
> internal set of best practices for tagging PDFs. Good news can't wait!
>
> Phil.
>
> Philip Kiff
> D4K Communications
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