12 Common PDF Accessibility Mistakes

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G'day! Creating accessible PDFs isn't rocket science, but there are some common pitfalls that trip up even the best of us. Let's walk through the most frequent issues and show you how to sort them out, no worries.

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There's More to Document Accessibility

These 12 issues represent some of the most common accessibility mistakes we encounter, but they're not an exhaustive list. Other important considerations include proper use of lists, appropriate colour use beyond contrast, logical focus order, meaningful sequence in complex layouts, accessible multimedia content, and ensuring compatibility with various assistive technologies. For comprehensive guidance, refer to the WCAG 2.2 Understanding Documents or get in touch with our team.

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If you have the fundamentals and want a quicker, issue-led way to spot and fix common document accessibility problems, open our interactive common issues tool.

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