Inaccessible PDF example read with screen reader
In this video, we briefly review what makes PDFs accessible. Then, we use Mac's VoiceOver screen reader to test an inaccessible PDF and an accessible PDF. We end with why we suggest using HTML web pages over PDFs whenever possible. Check out additional resources below:
Testing PDFs with screen reader basics
NVDA: • Testing a PDF's accessibility with NVDA ba...
VoiceOver: • Testing a PDF's accessibility with Mac's V...
The article version of this content: https://blog.pope.tech/2022/05/03/pdf...
When to use HTML instead of PDF: https://blog.pope.tech/2023/05/01/ina...
Additional PDF and non-HTML document resources: https://blog.pope.tech/2022/05/03/pdf...
Get started with Mac's VoiceOver or NVDA screen reader: https://blog.pope.tech/2023/03/01/a-b...
Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:27 What accessible PDFs need
1:05 Print as PDF example with a screen reader
2:03 PDF without tags or reading order example with a screen reader
3:00 Accessible PDF example with a screen reader
3:39 Why we suggest HTML web pages over PDFs