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Section 508 Accessibility Training Course Synopsis
This class provides you with the concepts and skills to properly prepare Adobe PDF documents and fillable PDF forms for access by users with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, and mobility impairment. In this course, you will create, modify, and test PDF documents for accessibility purposes. We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified Expert status.
Prerequisites for this Section 508 Accessibility Training Course
Knowledge of your operating system and basic computer navigation is required for all classes. We also recommend that you have the Adobe Acrobat software before starting the class. You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version of it from the Adobe web site.
What You Will Learn in This Section 508 Accessibility Training Course
- Tagging PDF Documents
- PDF Forms and Accessibility
- Section 508 Compliance
- Using LiveCycle Designer
- PDF and Word Processing Applications
- Tools for Checking Accessibility
- Combining Multiple Documents
- Tab Order, Bookmarks, and Language Options
Section 508 Accessibility Training Course Length and Time
This class is 1 day long. Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.
Section 508 Accessibility - Enrollment
Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (312) 896-9094. Please contact our Client Care Department for additional savings on bootcamp classes.
Locations for this Section 508 Accessibility Training Course
We have training centers in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also offer classes at a network of rental facilities. We offer private onsite training and instructor-led, live online training. If coming to a rental facility, please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.
Goals for this Section 508 Accessibility Training Course
Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.
Lesson 1 - Accessibility and Adobe PDF
- What is Accessibility
- Accessibility and PDF
- What makes PDF accessible
Lesson 2 - Understanding Tagging and Document Structure
- Tagging and PDF
- What tagging looks like in PDF
- When to tag PDF documents
- Why touchup is often needed
Lesson 3 - The Accessibility Workflow
- Six steps to Accessibility in PDF
- Forms and form fields
- Tagging the document
- Repairing common problems
- Editing the tag tree
Lesson 4 - PDF and Word Processing Applications
- Using Acrobat PDF Maker
- Creating tagged documents from MS Office
- Creating tagged PDF documents from Adobe InDesign
- Adding Accessible text to graphics
- Using threads and structure in PDF
- Creating tagged documents from web pages
Lesson 5 - Working with Multiple Documents
- Why combine multiple documents?
- Inserting, replacing, and deleting pages in Acrobat
- Combining files from multiple applications
Lesson 6 - Making PDF Forms Accessible
- Workflows for creating forms
- Tips for working with forms
- Using LifeCycle Designer to create forms
- LifeCycle and Accessibility
Lesson 7 - More About Tags and PDF
- Creating URL links in the document
- Adding tags to an untagged document
- Reading the add tags report
- Finishing for accessibility
Lesson 8 - Evaluating PDF Documents for Accessibility Problems
- Tools for checking accessibility
- Using full check for accessibility
- Using refl ow to check reading order
- Other ways of checking the reading order
Lesson 9 - Repairing Reading Order and Basic Tagging Problems
- Touch up reading order tool
- Reading order and the order tab
- Reading order tool options
- The touchup workflow
- Techniques to fix reading order problems
- Fixing common problems
Lesson 10 - More Accessibility Features
- Setting the tab order
- Adding bookmarks
- Adding accessible links
- Setting the document language
- Setting security settings and screen readers
- Adding a watermark to PDF