Discover accessibility tools to create PDF documents that comply with the WCAG 2.1 and PDF/UA standards. This ensures documents are accessible to people with disabilities, including those who use screen readers and other assistive technologies.

You need to ensure your source document is accessible. For example, when you create a document using Microsoft Word, you can improve its accessibility before you convert it to PDF:

With Nitro PDF Pro 14.3, you can use accessibility features on Windows. Use the Downloads page to get the latest version or contact your Customer Success Manager.

If the wrong tag was applied to a piece of content or some text was not fully selected for a tag, you can delete the tag.

To make a PDF accessible, it is important to embed the fonts as all users may not have the same fonts installed on their computers. If the fonts used in the PDF are not embedded, the document may not display as intended, making it difficult or impossible for some users to read or understand the content.

Lists are an essential part of any document and help organize information and make it easier to read and understand. However, it's important to make lists accessible to all readers, including those with disabilities. Here are some tips for making lists accessible in PDF:

Setting the document language is an essential step in making a PDF accessible because it enables assistive technology to understand and read the text correctly. It allows the screen reader to accurately pronounce the text, identify the language-specific characters and apply the appropriate hyphenation rules.

Once you have completed the task of making your PDF document accessible, run a check on the PDF/Universal Accessibility (PDF/UA) compliance using any PDF compliance validator. If your PDF document passed the check and it meets all necessary accessibility criteria, you can mark it as PDF/UA compliant.

The document structure in a PDF document refers to how content is organized and labeled using tags and attributes.

Use auto tags to give your document an initial structure. When you use auto-tagging, Nitro PDF Pro analyzes your document and adds tags automatically.