![]() ![]() An abundance of free tools exist that can open and edit a “secure” PDF file without adhering to Adobe’s security settings. However, security options such as password-protection and forbidden document copying apply only to Adobe products. Many organizations choose the PDF format because they feel it provides tighter security than HTML. ![]() With reflow, it is not necessary to scroll right and left to see the content.) Resizing images and tables, charts, and graphs to fit onto smaller screens can be challenging in PDF format. (Reflow is the process of rearranging text on a screen to fill the visible area regardless of magnification. Issues such as reflow are more easily resolved in HTML. ![]() Unfortunately, it’s still very difficult to provide a responsive design for a PDF document opened using a mobile device. HTML is more mobile-friendly, which is important since today users have multiple types of devices. But PDF remediation has come a very long way.įollowing are five key considerations that will help you determine the best path to WCAG compliance and, ultimately, web accessibility for all. When this article was first published, HTML was far superior and provided a consistently better experience for assistive technology users. PDF vs HTML: A Fork in the Roadĭeciding whether to remediate PDFs or to migrate them to HTML is one fork in the road. However, this flexibility means you’re faced with many decisions as you make your website and content accessible. WCAG is a philosophy – not a checklist – so you have some flexibility when applying it to your content. Many laws and other accessibility standards are based on this collaborative international set of guidelines. Thank you, Patrick, for those tips.Whether you work for a government agency, educational institution, or for-profit business, your organization is likely en-route to destination WCAG - the W3C’s standard for web accessibility. Also, good advice on starting at 640 pixels in the browser viewport width, then zooming to 200% to test for Reflow. That allows the Chrome browser viewport to be resized below 500 pixels. On, 17:11, "Newton, Brooks (TR Product)" wrote:Īha! Nice workaround by docking the Chrome DevTools to the side. It's worth poking around features like hamburger menus and anything that isn't standard content as you go through those connotations, but once you've done it on one page of a site you can narrow down to the differences on other pages. Gradually zoom out looking for areas of text that have been cut off, and check that menus & complex features work. ![]() Check for any sticky headers/footers that block the view (not a fail, but we bring that up as a 'best practice' issue) Check for text that hasn't re-sized to at least 200% Zoom until the effective width is 320px (which is 400% from 1280) Set the window to wider than the largest breakpoint (usually 1280 wide does that) If it helps, I tend to test reflow, text-size & text-spacing at the same time: Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. My preference is to test at 320 CSS width and not start at 1280 width and zoom to 400% - but I haven't proven examples where it could be different.Ĭc: Re: How to test for WCAG 2.1 SC 1.4.10 Reflow - Level AA?ĬAUTION: This email originated from outside of the organization. I believe Chrome will show you the values as you drag but Firefox requires a setting change in order for those values to be display. I also recommend docking the dev tools to the side when testing and resizing. ![]()
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