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Digital Accessibility

Checking PDF Accessibility

Acrobat's Accessibility Checker

Adobe Acrobat's Accessibility Checker provides an automated baseline assessment of a PDF's accessibility. To check a file's digital accessibility with Acrobat's Accessibility Checker:

  1. Select Prepare for accessibility from the tools view.
  2. Select Check for accessibility.
  3. Keep the default Checking Options.
    Optionally, uncheck "Create accessibility report" in the Report Options to avoid cluttering your computer with accessibility reports.
  4. Select Start Checking.
  5. Review results in the Accessibility Checker side panel.
screenshot of adobe acrobat tools highlighting prepare for accessibility
Open the accessibility tool
screenshot of adobe acrobat prepare for accessibility menu highlighting acrobat's accessibility checker option
Check for accessibility
screenshot of adobe acrobat accessibility checker dialog
Start checking
screenshot of adobe acrobat accessibility checker results with issues highlighted
Review results
  1. Select Accessibility from the tools view.
  2. Select Accessibility Check.
  3. Keep the default Checking Options.
    Optionally, uncheck "Create accessibility report" in the Report Options to avoid cluttering your computer with accessibility reports.
  4. Select Start Checking.
  5. Review results in the Accessibility Checker side panel.
screenshot of adobe acrobat tools highlighting prepare for accessibility
Open the accessibility tool
screenshot of adobe acrobat accessibility checker dialog
Start checking
screenshot of adobe acrobat's old interface accessibility checker results with issues highlighted
Review results

Review issues identified in the Accessibility Checker results by expanding each section. Right-click an issue to Explain for further guidance.

screenshot of adobe acrobat's accessibility checker results with issue options dialog revealed

If the Accessibility Checker indicates errors, skip to next steps.


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