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P102: Basic Remediation in Adobe Acrobat

Introduction to PDF Tagging

P102: Basic Remediation in Adobe Acrobat

Duration: 1 day.

Audience

This course is intended for content managers and authors who want to learn the basics of PDF tagging using Adobe Acrobat along with an introduction to advanced tools such as CommonLook PDF. The training includes a hands-on portion to ensure trainees gain a good understanding of the key accessibility techniques. No prior knowledge of accessibility or Section 508 is required.

Description

The instructor will provide an overview of PDF, Section 508, the tags and content views and Acrobat and CommonLook PDF techniques. In the hands-on portion, the trainees will go through a number of PDF documents and use the Acrobat and CommonLook PDF techniques to test them for Section 508 compliance and remediate compliance issues.

The course will cover the following topics:

  • PDF Overview
  • Section 508 Overview
  • Applying Section 508 to PDF
  • Tag and Content Views
  • Acrobat Techniques:
    • Accessibility Checker (Section 508)
    • Touch Up Reading Order
    • Table Editor
    • Tags and Content Trees
  • CommonLook Techniques:
    • Section 508 Checker
    • Logical Structure Editor
    • Verify and Remediate
  • Hands-on remediation of documents

There will be a 30 minute break for lunch and two 10-minute breaks in the morning and afternoon.

Cost

$795 per student

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