Checking Document Accessibility

Accessible documents are created in authoring applications that support accessibility and export to PDF files. As an Adobe Reader user you can't make a document accessible. Only a PDF author can create an accessible document. However, Adobe Reader does provide you with an option for checking files to see that they meet accessibility standards (for example, a file whose figures are missing the alt text that describes each figure would be noncompliant).

To check a file for accessibility standards:

1.	Open the draftLayout_accessible.pdf file.
2.	Select Document > Accessibility Quick Check (Figure 18.3). Figure 18.3. Select Document > Accessibility Quick Check.
3.	The Accessibility Quick Check dialog opens. If a file doesn't meet accessibility standards, the dialog informs you. If the file meets accessibility, the dialog reports no problems were detected (Figure 18.4). Figure 18.4. The Accessibility Quick Check dialog informs you if the open document has trouble meeting accessibility standards.
4.	For further information about accessibility select Help > Accessibility Information Online.
5.	Your default Web browser opens and takes you to the Accessibility Web page on Adobe's Web site. The Web page (Figure 18.5) offers help information and solutions for working with accessible files. Figure 18.5. The Accessibility page on Adobe's Web site offers help information and solutions for working with accessible documents.