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Re: How do I generate tagged PDFs with asciidoctor-pdf that can pass the accessibility test?

Posted by mojavelinux on
URL: https://discuss.asciidoctor.org/How-do-I-generate-tagged-PDFs-with-asciidoctor-pdf-that-can-pass-the-accessibility-test-tp7583p7584.html

The PDF generator that Asciidoctor PDF uses, Prawn, does not support tagged PDFs. As a result, Asciidoctor PDF does not support tagged PDFs. I don't know anything we can do about that. (But if someone else does know, I encourage you to come forward with that information).

This could be an important goal for the asciidoctor-pdf.js project, which starts with HTML. See https://github.com/mogztter/asciidoctor-pdf.js

Cheers,

-Dan

On Thu, Feb 6, 2020 at 12:17 PM tcowan [via Asciidoctor :: Discussion] <[hidden email]> wrote:

I teach for a local university that is now requiring us to distribute documents that are "accessible". I have been using asciidoctor to author my assignments and syllabi (because it is fabulous) but the resultant PDF files created by asciidoctor-pdf are not tagged and therefore fail the accessibility test. There are other issues that lower my score, such as contrast, but I believe I can correct that on my own.

I note that if I upload the same document in HTML format, the HTML file passes the accessibility test with 100%.

Is there any way to create tagged PDFs using asciidoctor that can pass the accessibility test?

...ted

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