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From: Duff Johnson
Date: Dec 12, 2024 12:00PM

I want to add something to what Karen has very rightly said.

> On Dec 12, 2024, at 12:21, Karen McCall < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

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> For page numbers, PDFs use Page Labels which solves the problem of interrupting paragraphs, lists or tables with page number information. Page Labels are used by everyone to ensure they can get to the correct page and both JAWS and NVDA have keyboard commands for reading Page Labels.

100% true!

BUT… page labels are mishandled by authors (and their software) FAR TOO OFTEN. So much so that the US Court of Appeals imposed its own requirement for correct page labels on legal submissions(!)

For those interested in learning more about this critical aspect of PDF navigation, please see the PDF Association CTO’s authoritative article on the subject, which offers a ton of guidance on getting this vital (for accessibility) feature right:

https://pdfa.org/pdf-ux-page-labels/

Duff Johnson
PDF Association
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