Introduction to accessible PDFs

Creating documents such as PDFs with digital accessibility in mind will help you ensure that your content can be read and understood by as wide an audience as possible. So make sure you're getting it right, with guidance from the experts.

On Wednesday 5 February 2025 at 1pm GMT, join Principal Accessibility Consultant at AbilityNet, James Baverstock, for a free lunchtime learning session where he will share the basics about how to make PDFs accessible:

• Understand what makes an accessible PDF
• Learn how to check a PDF for accessibility
• Find out how to edit the tags in a PDF

Everyone who registers will receive the recording, slides and transcript after the event, so do sign up even if you can't attend on the broadcast date.

Register for the free webinar

Q&A

This webinar will run for 45 minutes and includes an opportunity to pose questions to the speaker. Find out more about our webinars in our FAQs information.

Meet your trainer - James Baverstock

James Baverstock is a Principal Accessibility Consultant at AbilityNet. His role includes carrying out design reviews, accessibility audits, user testing, training and providing in-depth consultancy to organisations on web accessibility and usability.
 
His background includes experience of website management, automated testing systems and consultancy on digital policies and standards. He is accredited with the Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA) and Accessible Document Specialist (ADS) qualifications awarded by IAAP and holds an MSc in Information Systems from City University.

Useful links

• Factsheet: Creating Accessible Documents
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• Find out about AbilityNet's Digital accessibility services