Course Overview
TOPThis one-day Section 508 compliance training class is focused on creating accessible files that comply with section 508. Learn to create accessible PDF files optimized for the web that carry all the necessary information for screen reading software used by visually impaired individuals. Learn to ensure your documents comply with Section 508 in this course. If you wish to focus primarily on creating accessible files from InDesign, consider the InDesign accessibility course.
Scheduled Classes
TOP| 07/11/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
 |
| 09/12/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
|
| 11/07/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
|
| 12/12/25 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
|
What You'll Learn
TOP- Understand the importance of accessibility in document creation and sharing
- Create accessible Word documents and PDF output
- Build accessible InDesign files for PDF output
- Remediate PDF documents in Acrobat to comply with section 508 and WCAG 2.0
- Learn to use the Accessibility Checker in Acrobat
- Automate the remediation process with actions
Outline
TOP
Viewing outline for:
- Fixing common accessibility problems with PDF files using Acrobat
- Creating documents with level A and level AA compliance
- Remediating PDF documents to make them accessible
- Creating and fixing tags: images and backgrounds
- Flattening and combining objects
- Adding alt text
- Replacing characters that are non-accessible
- Addressing color contrast
- Adding context to color-only distinctions
- Applying a tag structure that matches the reading order
- Confirming links and footnotes are correctly tagged
- Setting the correct tab order
- Form validation and required fields
- Creating and organizing bookmarks for accessibility
- Converting scanned images to accessible PDF
- Working with list items
- Removing invalid content
- Confirming headlines are correctly identified
- Ensuring table structure is used with all tabbed and table content
- Special issues with tables: data splits, table heads
- Setting document properties and primary language
- Confirming document and website compliance with Section 508 requirements
The course topics serve as an outline for the course. Instructors may adjust content based on the specific needs of each class, such as to answer your accessibility, section 508, and WCAG 2.0 questions.
Prerequisites
TOPYou must have the Adobe Acrobat software to attend this class. Virtual labs are not provided. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version from the Adobe website.
