How to Make an ADA Complaint PDF (And WHY?!?)

How to Make an ADA Complaint PDF (And WHY?!?)

From Marketing with Purpose by MayeCreate Design

October 24, 2025 · 27 min

About this episode

This episode provides an overview of how to create ADA compliant PDFs and linked documents following new compliance rules.

Since the DOJ rolled out new ADA website compliance rules in March of last year, we’re busy updating sites—and answering a lot of questions about what it all means. The one big sticking point in client conversations is linked documents. PDFs, Word files, slide decks—anything you link to is now considered part of your website. That means those documents must meet ADA accessibility standards too. Everyone’s asking the same thing: “How do we make those files compliant?”So the Account Service staff tasked Monica with putting together an overview podcast + written instructions + step-by-step video tutorials. (They’re nothing if not thorough!!) These resources, starting with this overview podcast episode explain how to: Create your documents with accessibility in mind. Export them as PDFs so they stay accessible. Check documents to be sure they’re good to go. The two additional tutorials walk you through the two most common setups—step by step, button by button: Microsoft Word users: Complete guide → Google Docs users: Google Docs + Grackle workflow → Our best advice: start with your next PDF, not your entire library. Future you will thank present you. ❤️ Read the fully formatted blog…

People in this episode

Host: Monica

Topics covered

  • ADA compliance
  • accessibility
  • PDF creation
  • document accessibility
  • Microsoft Word
  • Google Docs

Keywords

  • accessibility standards
  • document compliance
  • step-by-step tutorials

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Word, Google Docs, Grackle, Microsoft Word

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