Re: How do I generate tagged PDFs with asciidoctor-pdf that can pass the accessibility test?
Posted by
Steve Litt on
URL: https://discuss.asciidoctor.org/How-do-I-generate-tagged-PDFs-with-asciidoctor-pdf-that-can-pass-the-accessibility-test-tp7583p7593.html
On Thu, 6 Feb 2020 12:17:31 -0700 (MST)
"tcowan [via Asciidoctor :: Discussion]"
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> 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?
What if you generate .epub instead? Assuming you put Alt tags on
everything, isn't ePub accessible out of the box?
SteveT
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