{"id":179803,"date":"2026-07-28T21:29:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T21:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/limina11y.co\/?post_type=product&#038;p=179803"},"modified":"2026-07-31T00:36:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-31T00:36:21","slug":"pdf-accessibility-fundamentals","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/liminally.academy\/?product=pdf-accessibility-fundamentals","title":{"rendered":"PDF Accessibility Fundamentals"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;173420&#8243;]About the session[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;143213&#8243;]This session provides a conceptual overview of PDF accessibility requirements. Participants learn how Section 508, PDF\/UA, and WCAG apply to PDF documents and why PDFs fail accessibility so often. The session explains what PDF tags are, how tags are created, and how assistive technologies rely on structure. Participants are introduced to the Accessibility Guy workflow at a high level and learn how to evaluate PDF risk, document types, and remediation feasibility. This session does not include hands-on tagging.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/4&#8243;][vc_single_image media=&#8221;179858&#8243; media_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; media_ratio=&#8221;one-one&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; shape=&#8221;img-circle&#8221; border=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;187533&#8243;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;3\/4&#8243;][vc_custom_heading text_color=&#8221;color-464960&#8243; heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;112035&#8243; text_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221; subheading=&#8221;Shawn Jordison \u2013 \u2018The Accessibility Guy\u2019&#8221;]Your Instructor[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;121877&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1020\" data-end=\"1642\">Shawn Jordison is a nationally recognized accessibility consultant with a Master&#8217;s degree in Assistive Technology and more than 15 years of experience helping government agencies, higher education institutions, and organizations build accessible digital content. Through hundreds of workshops and consulting engagements, he&#8217;s earned a reputation for making complex accessibility topics practical, approachable, and actionable. Shawn&#8217;s teaching emphasizes not only <em data-start=\"1484\" data-end=\"1489\">how<\/em> to create accessible documents, but <em data-start=\"1526\" data-end=\"1531\">why<\/em> accessibility matters\u2014equipping participants with the confidence to create more inclusive digital experiences.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243;][vc_separator sep_color=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;205197&#8243;][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;175606&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;389504&#8243;]Topics Covered[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;140295&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"checkmark-list\">\n<li>How Section 508, PDF\/UA, and WCAG apply to PDFs<\/li>\n<li>Why PDFs fail accessibility so often<\/li>\n<li>What PDF tags are and how tags are created<\/li>\n<li>How assistive technologies rely on structure<\/li>\n<li>The Accessibility Guy workflow at a high level<\/li>\n<li>Evaluating PDF risk<\/li>\n<li>Understanding PDF document types<\/li>\n<li>Assessing remediation feasibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;115479&#8243;]Key Takeaways[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=&#8221;yes&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;377375&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand how Section 508, PDF\/UA, and WCAG apply to PDFs<\/li>\n<li>Understand what PDF tags are and why structure matters<\/li>\n<li>Recognize why PDFs commonly fail accessibility<\/li>\n<li>Understand the Accessibility Guy workflow at a high level<\/li>\n<li>Be able to evaluate PDF risk, document type, and remediation feasibility<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_separator sep_color=&#8221;&#8221; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;205197&#8243;][vc_row_inner limit_content=&#8221;&#8221;][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;175606&#8243;][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=&#8221;h3&#8243; text_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; text_weight=&#8221;700&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;175468&#8243;]Logistics[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;498431&#8243;]<strong>Location:<\/strong> Online via Zoom<br \/>\n<strong>Duration:<\/strong> 60 min<br \/>\n<strong>Start Time:<\/strong> 12:00 PM PT<br \/>\n<strong>Certification:<\/strong> Certificate of Completion issued to attendees who complete the full session[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=&#8221;0&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; h_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; top_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; bottom_padding=&#8221;5&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-gyho&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; column_width_percent=&#8221;100&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;154748&#8243; el_class=&#8221;test-three&#8221; back_color_type=&#8221;uncode-palette&#8221;][vc_column column_width_use_pixel=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_size=&#8221;3&#8243; override_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; column_padding=&#8221;3&#8243; back_color=&#8221;color-xsdn&#8221; overlay_alpha=&#8221;50&#8243; radius=&#8221;std&#8221; shadow=&#8221;std&#8221; shift_x=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y=&#8221;0&#8243; shift_y_down=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index=&#8221;0&#8243; medium_width=&#8221;0&#8243; mobile_width=&#8221;0&#8243; width=&#8221;1\/1&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;778803&#8243; column_width_pixel=&#8221;900&#8243;][vc_accordion no_toggle=&#8221;yes&#8221; typography=&#8221;advanced&#8221; sign=&#8221;plus&#8221; sign_size=&#8221;md&#8221; content_border=&#8221;yes&#8221; gutter_simple=&#8221;1&#8243; no_h_padding=&#8221;yes&#8221; titles_size=&#8221;h5&#8243; titles_weight=&#8221;600&#8243; uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;161232&#8243; active_tab=&#8221;0&#8243;][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Is this a hands-on session?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1671541890-1-62167285296689517157649689627416-e565&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;140078&#8243;]No. This is a conceptual fundamentals session with no hands-on tagging. For hands-on practice, see our PDF Accessibility Applied session.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Do I need prior accessibility experience?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1671541890-2-74167285296689517157649689627416-e565&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;179558&#8243;]No. It&#8217;s the entry point into the PDF track.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Should I take this before the other PDF sessions?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1671542087726-2-1167285296689517157649689627416-e565&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;632761&#8243;]Yes, it establishes the tag and workflow foundation the other PDF courses build on.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Do I get any materials?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;292da2c4-9bc3-6167285296689517157649689627416-e565&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;809395&#8243;]Yes, attendees receive a topic-specific PDF accessibility cheat sheet.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;0&#8243; title=&#8221;Will a recording be available?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;b2da8cd6-4d15-817157649689627416-e565&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;109820&#8243;]The recording isn&#8217;t included, but it can be purchased separately for a fee.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab gutter_size=&#8221;2&#8243; column_padding=&#8221;2&#8243; title=&#8221;What do I need to attend?&#8221; tab_id=&#8221;1785458108705-5-10&#8243;][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=&#8221;175716&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div data-section-style=\"7\">\n<p>Join from any computer with a reliable internet connection. 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