PDF/UA
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PDF/UA (PDF/Universal Accessibility), formally ISO 14289, is an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for accessible PDF technology. A technical specification intended for developers implementing PDF writing and processing software, PDF/UA provides definitive terms and requirements for accessibility in PDF documents and applications. For those equipped with appropriate software, conformance with PDF/UA ensures accessibility for people with disabilities who use assistive technology such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, joysticks and other technologies to navigate an
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- Official website
- www.iso.org/standard/64599.html
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- title
- Document management applications—Electronic document file format enhancement for accessibility—Part 1: Use of ISO 32000-1 (PDF/UA-1)
- publication date
- 2014-12-00
- number of pages
- 17
- edition number
- 2
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17 sectionsContents
- Description
- Requirements for conforming PDF files (Clause 7)
- Requirements for conforming PDF processors (Clause 8)
- Requirements for conforming assistive technology (AT) (Clause 9)
- Audience and benefits
- History
- Ongoing ISO and AIIM Committee activities
- Committee organization and leadership
- PDF Association activities
- PDF/UA Competence Center
- "NVDA goes PDF/UA" project
- Matterhorn Protocol
- PDF/UA Reference Suite
- "Tagged PDF Best Practice Guide"
- Seminars, books and brochures
- References
- External links
PDF/UA (PDF/Universal Accessibility), formally ISO 14289, is an International Organization for Standardization (ISO) standard for accessible PDF technology. A technical specification intended for developers implementing PDF writing and processing software, PDF/UA provides definitive terms and requirements for accessibility in PDF documents and applications. For those equipped with appropriate software, conformance with PDF/UA ensures accessibility for people with disabilities who use assistive technology such as screen readers, screen magnifiers, joysticks and other technologies to navigate and read electronic content.
On February 18, 2015 the US Access Board announced its Proposed Rule for US federal policy on accessibility, commonly known as Section 508. The proposed rule identifies PDF/UA as equivalent to WCAG 2.0 for "appropriate content".