How to Check If a PDF Is Accessible
From Design Domination by Colleen Gratzer
December 10, 2025 · 10 min · Episode 197
About this episode
This episode discusses methods to check the accessibility of PDFs and common mistakes designers make in the process.
#197 Are you unsure that your PDFs are truly accessible? Find out 5 methods to check if a PDF is accessible, so you can stop guessing and be confident your PDFs are actually accessible. You'll also find out two mistakes many designers make when assessing a PDF's accessibility.
People in this episode
Host: Colleen Gratzer
Topics covered
- PDF accessibility
- design mistakes
- accessibility methods
- document design
- user experience
Keywords
- accessibility
- design
- methods
- mistakes
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