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From: Philip Kiff
Date: Feb 3, 2020 4:36AM

Hi Sudheer,

> We have a functionality where we generate PDF's using HTML code [....] Can someone please help me understand how exactly this thing works
It sounds like you have created your own software/script to generate an
accessible PDF from HTML? Whoever created the script will have to help
you. If you are using some 3rd-party script to do this, then you should
contact them for support.

> Also, the screen reader reads all the content in the PDF, but misses the images alt text and announcement of the text as headings.
>
> To be fully compliant with PDF's, do we need to resolve all the errors we get in the accessibility full check in adobe acrobat ?
These sound like significant accessibility errors that need to be fixed,
yes.

In terms of what is required for a PDF to be "compliant", it depends on
the guideline or standard you are following. Those who create PDFs
generally follow either the WCAG 2.0 guidelines, or the PDF/UA standard,
and they may also follow laws like Section 508 or specifications
provided by the client, like the Health and Human Services (HHS ) in the
US government.

The built-in Acrobat checker should be considered only as a first step
towards verifying compliance with any of the above standards or
guidelines. An accessible PDF will almost always pass all tests of the
built-in Acrobat "Full Check" accessibility test, but passing all those
tests does not guarantee that a PDF is accessible.

Phil.

Philip Kiff
D4K Communications

On 2020-01-29 06:04, Sudheer Babu wrote:
> Hi All,
>
> We have a functionality where we generate PDF's using HTML code.
> We have added all the necessary tags - alt, heading etc.
> But, after the generation of the PDF, we see that the generated PDF shows
> errors on missing alt and nested heading etc with full accessibility check
> on adobe acrobat.
>
> Can someone please help me understand how exactly this thing works in
> generating tagged pdf's through html code and possible solutions/resources
> for the same.
>
> Also, the screen reader reads all the content in the PDF, but misses the
> images alt text and announcement of the text as headings.
>
> To be fully compliant with PDF's, do we need to resolve all the errors we
> get in the accessibility full check in adobe acrobat ?
>
> Thanks in advance!!
>
> Sudheer.
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