{"id":993462,"date":"2026-11-10T14:55:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ifdb.io\/?page_id=993462"},"modified":"2026-11-10T14:55:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T14:55:21","slug":"ada-section-508-compliant-pdf","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ifdb.io\/en\/usa\/ada-section-508-compliant-pdf\/","title":{"rendered":"ADA &#038; Section 508 PDFs"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"993462\" class=\"elementor elementor-993462\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c14f63f e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c14f63f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3102008 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3102008\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bec59e animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bec59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">PDF requirements \u00b7 ADA Title II \u00b7 Section 508 \u00b7 Section 504 \u00b7 PDF\/UA \u00b7 WCAG<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"line\" data-animation-stagger=\"40\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17c605b elementor-widget__width-initial animation_type_line trx-addons-animate sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_elm_advanced_title\" data-id=\"17c605b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"trx_elm_advanced_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"trx-addons-advanced-title\" style=\"--var-trx-addons-advanced-title-highlight-animation-duration: 2000ms;\">\n<span class=\"trx-addons-advanced-title-item trx-addons-advanced-title-item-text elementor-repeater-item-172aab7\">ADA- and Section 508-compliant PDFs?<\/span>\n<span class=\"trx-addons-advanced-title-item trx-addons-advanced-title-item-text elementor-repeater-item-f0708c4\"> What the rules actually require<\/span><\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e59ed42 elementor-widget__width-initial animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e59ed42\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Search for \u201cADA compliant PDF\u201d and you will find plenty of promises. The honest answer is less convenient: there is no ADA certificate for documents. What does exist are concrete yardsticks \u2013 WCAG 2.0 Level AA for federal agencies under Section 508, and WCAG 2.1 Level AA for state and local governments under ADA Title II and for HHS-funded organizations under Section 504. On this page, I explain what these rules require from PDFs, why PDF\/UA alone is not the Section 508 path, and how to check your documents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ea2968 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left animation_type_block elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ea2968\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:200}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f2d8d1 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9f2d8d1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/ifdb\/30min\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span 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data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f655b animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"19f655b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadein&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Trusted by leading companies across the DACH region<br>Featured as an expert on ZDF WISO<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a75b4e e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left animation_type_block elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2a75b4e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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src=\"https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/national-bank-logo-black.png\" class=\"char\" alt=\"Logo National-Bank\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/national-bank-logo-black.png 500w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/national-bank-logo-black-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/national-bank-logo-black-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/national-bank-logo-black-370x370.png 370w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/national-bank-logo-black-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/national-bank-logo-black-410x410.png 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"trx-addons-marquee-item-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"trx-addons-marquee-item trx-addons-marquee-item-image elementor-repeater-item-16c196a\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" 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https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ASC-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ASC-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ASC-370x370.png 370w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ASC-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/ASC-410x410.png 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"trx-addons-marquee-item-separator\"><\/span><span class=\"trx-addons-marquee-item trx-addons-marquee-item-image elementor-repeater-item-bcdef08\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IFDB_GIGA5-Logo.png\" class=\"char\" alt=\"Logo GIGA5\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IFDB_GIGA5-Logo.png 500w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IFDB_GIGA5-Logo-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IFDB_GIGA5-Logo-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IFDB_GIGA5-Logo-370x370.png 370w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IFDB_GIGA5-Logo-90x90.png 90w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/IFDB_GIGA5-Logo-410x410.png 410w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/span><span class=\"trx-addons-marquee-item-separator\"><\/span><\/h2><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-gap-no elementor-element elementor-element-9508c9e e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left sc_gradient_animation_none e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9508c9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;gradient&quot;,&quot;position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64dcae9 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"64dcae9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a307568 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a307568\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9fac47 elementor-widget__width-initial animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b9fac47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why PDFs are a legal topic of their own in the US<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-gap-no elementor-element elementor-element-f4c9c74 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4c9c74\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bdd2190 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left animation_type_block elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bdd2190\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0744cb sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0744cb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In our audits, the website has usually been tested; the PDFs linked from it often have not. That gap is now on the record: when HHS extended its Section 504 deadlines in May 2026, it cited reports from counties that named \u201ctime-consuming and costly remediation of PDF documents\u201d as an obstacle. Documents are not a side issue \u2013 they are often where the real work is.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12e90a4 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left animation_type_block elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"12e90a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ad5924 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3ad5924\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the same time, the rules differ depending on who you are. Section 508 has applied WCAG 2.0 to the documents of federal agencies since January 18, 2018. The ADA Title II rule applies WCAG 2.1 Level AA to PDFs on state and local government websites, with deadlines in April 2027 and April 2028. For private businesses, no regulation sets a technical standard at all. That is why \u201cADA compliant\u201d means something different for each of them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-with-custom-width elementor-element elementor-element-1b91e31 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b91e31\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407ea76 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"407ea76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Legal status as of November 10, 2026.<\/strong> US accessibility rules are moving quickly: the deadlines under ADA Title II and the HHS Section 504 rule were extended in spring 2026, and a lawsuit against these extensions is pending. This page describes the rules on that date. It is general information, not legal advice \u2013 for your situation, please talk to a US attorney.<\/p>\n<h3>Is there such a thing as an \u201cADA-compliant PDF\u201d?<\/h3>\n<p>Short answer: not in the sense most people hope for. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 does not mention websites or PDFs, and neither the ADA nor its regulations provide for a certificate or seal for a PDF. When a tool or a vendor offers to make a document \u201cADA-certified\u201d, that is marketing, not a legal status.<\/p>\n<p>What does exist are concrete yardsticks. Which one applies depends on who you are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Federal agencies (Section 508):<\/strong> WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA \u2013 explicitly also for documents.<\/li>\n<li><strong>State and local governments (ADA Title II):<\/strong> WCAG 2.1 Level AA for web content, including PDFs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Recipients of HHS funding (Section 504):<\/strong> WCAG 2.1 Level AA as well.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Private businesses (ADA Title III):<\/strong> no technical standard in any regulation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For private businesses, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said in its guidance of March 18, 2022 that the ADA applies to what they offer on the web, but that it has no regulation setting out detailed standards; WCAG is \u201chelpful guidance\u201d. In a court filing in February 2026, the DOJ stated that it does not endorse WCAG as the necessary standard under Title III. Still, WCAG is the most useful measure you have, because the binding federal rules all use it.<\/p>\n<p>So the honest translation of \u201cADA compliant PDF\u201d is: a PDF that has been checked against the WCAG level that applies to you, criterion by criterion, by tools and by people \u2013 with a written result. For the bigger picture, see our overview of <a href=\"\/en\/usa\/\">digital accessibility law in the US<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Section 508: WCAG 2.0 Level AA \u2013 also for documents<\/h3>\n<p>Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act covers information and communication technology that federal agencies develop, procure, maintain or use. The Revised 508 Standards (36 CFR Part 1194), applicable since January 18, 2018, incorporate WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA by reference \u2013 for web pages and for electronic content such as PDFs, word processing files and presentations (E205.4). This covers all public-facing content, plus internal content that is official business in one of nine categories, for example emergency notifications, notices of benefits, templates and forms, or training materials.<\/p>\n<h4>Which WCAG criteria do not apply to documents<\/h4>\n<p>For documents, wherever WCAG says \u201cWeb page\u201d or \u201cpage\u201d, the 508 Standards read \u201cdocument\u201d. Four success criteria do not apply to non-web documents: 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks, 2.4.5 Multiple Ways, 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation and 3.2.4 Consistent Identification \u2013 all four deal with moving through a set of web pages. Everything else applies in full. The W3C\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/wcag2ict-22\/\">WCAG2ICT note<\/a> explains how the criteria are read for documents; it is guidance, not a requirement.<\/p>\n<h4>Why PDF\/UA alone is not the Section 508 path<\/h4>\n<p>PDF\/UA (ISO 14289-1) defines how a PDF has to be built so that assistive technology can interpret it: tags, structure, metadata. It is the right technical foundation, and our remediation work is built on it. But it is not the Section 508 yardstick. The U.S. Access Board originally proposed PDF\/UA-1 as an alternative to WCAG 2.0 and removed it from the final rule. Its reasoning: WCAG 2.0 can serve as the sole standard for PDF files, PDF\/UA-1 cannot \u2013 it does not address scripting, for example, or PDFs used as a container for video. PDF\/UA-1 now appears in the 508 Standards only for authoring tools, which must be able to export PDF\/UA-1 files.<\/p>\n<p>The Board added that PDF\/UA-1 can still be useful when you assess a PDF for WCAG conformance. That matches what I see in our projects: a PDF\/UA-compliant file is the best starting point, but a passed PDF\/UA check does not tell you whether the alternative text is meaningful or whether the colors in a chart can be told apart. For Section 508, you need the WCAG result.<\/p>\n<h4>What this means for vendors<\/h4>\n<p>If you create documents for a federal agency, Section 508 reaches you through procurement. Section508.gov states that federal policy requires agencies to prioritize HTML and use PDFs only when necessary \u2013 so expect to be asked why a document needs to be a PDF at all. The usual proof in procurement is an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) based on the ITI VPAT template; more in our guide to <a href=\"\/en\/usa\/section-508\/\">Section 508 for agencies and vendors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>ADA Title II and Section 504: PDFs on government and HHS-funded websites<\/h3>\n<p>Under the DOJ\u2019s final rule of April 2024 (28 CFR Part 35, Subpart H), state and local governments must make their web content and mobile apps conform to WCAG 2.1 Level AA. The rule names PDFs explicitly as \u201cconventional electronic documents\u201d, alongside word processing, presentation and spreadsheet files. Services provided through contractors are covered, too \u2013 if you produce documents for a city, a county or a state agency, the requirement can reach you via your contract.<\/p>\n<p>The deadlines were moved by an interim final rule of April 20, 2026: <strong>April 26, 2027<\/strong> for entities with a total population of 50,000 or more, and <strong>April 26, 2028<\/strong> for smaller entities and special district governments. The substantive requirements did not change. On May 21, 2026, the National Federation of the Blind sued against the delay; as of November 10, 2026, no decision is known.<\/p>\n<p>For recipients of HHS funding, the Section 504 rule of May 2024 sets the same standard, WCAG 2.1 Level AA. Its deadlines are now May 11, 2027 for recipients with 15 or more employees and May 10, 2028 for smaller ones. More on the government side in our guide to <a href=\"\/en\/usa\/ada-title-ii\/\">ADA Title II for state and local governments<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>The exception for older documents \u2013 and where it ends<\/h4>\n<p>Both rules contain an exception that matters for every document archive: PDFs and other conventional electronic documents that were available on your website or app before your compliance date do not have to meet WCAG 2.1 AA \u2013 <em>unless<\/em> they are currently used to apply for, gain access to or participate in your services, programs or activities. An old annual report that nobody needs in order to use a service will often fall under the exception. A permit application that people still download and fill in does not, however old the file is.<\/p>\n<p>Further exceptions cover archived content (created before your compliance date, kept unchanged and only for reference, research or recordkeeping, in a clearly marked archive area), content posted by third parties without an arrangement with you, and individualized, password-protected documents about a specific person, property or account. Three limits apply:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Every new document counts.<\/strong> What you publish after your compliance date is not pre-existing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Exempt does not mean off the hook.<\/strong> The ADA\u2019s effective communication obligation remains. According to the DOJ, a government would likely still need to provide exempt content to a person with a disability who needs it, in a format that works for them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u201cOn request\u201d is not a strategy for covered content.<\/strong> The Title II rule allows conforming alternate versions only where technical or legal limitations make it impossible to meet the standard directly.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Checklist: what a PDF needs to meet WCAG<\/h3>\n<p>These are the points where documents fail most often in our audits. They apply under Section 508 (WCAG 2.0) as well as under Title II and Section 504 (WCAG 2.1).<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tags and structure:<\/strong> The PDF is tagged, and headings, lists, paragraphs and links carry the right tags. Text that only looks like a heading is not a heading (1.3.1).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reading order:<\/strong> The tag order follows the logical order of the content \u2013 also in multi-column layouts, sidebars, footnotes and text boxes (1.3.2).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Tables:<\/strong> Header cells are marked as headers, and layout tables are not tagged as data tables. In our experience, tables are the most common source of errors (1.3.1).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Forms:<\/strong> Every field has a label that a screen reader announces, the tab order is logical, errors are described in text, and everything works with the keyboard alone (2.1.1, 2.4.3, 3.3.1, 3.3.2, 4.1.2).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Language:<\/strong> The document language is set, and passages in other languages are marked (3.1.1, 3.1.2).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Alternative text:<\/strong> Informative images and charts have alternative text that conveys their content; decorative elements are marked as artifacts (1.1.1).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Contrast and color:<\/strong> Text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1 (3:1 for large text), and information is never conveyed by color alone \u2013 around 8% of men have red-green color blindness (1.4.3, 1.4.1). WCAG 2.1 adds 3:1 for graphical objects such as chart lines or form field borders (1.4.11).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Title and links:<\/strong> The document title is displayed instead of the file name, and link texts make sense in context (2.4.2, 2.4.4).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>What an automated checker can and cannot tell you<\/h4>\n<p>Tools such as PAC or the Acrobat accessibility checker test the machine-testable rules of PDF\/UA. But 60\u201370% of WCAG criteria cannot be tested automatically. No tool can tell you whether an alternative text describes what a chart actually shows or whether a form instruction is understandable. That is why every document that matters should also be read once with a screen reader such as NVDA, JAWS or VoiceOver \u2013 by someone who knows what to listen for.<\/p>\n<h3>From document inventory to a documented result<\/h3>\n<p>In our projects, it is rarely one PDF; it is hundreds or thousands. This order has worked for us:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Prioritize.<\/strong> Forms and documents people need in order to use a service come first, then everything you publish new, then frequently downloaded files.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Check for free.<\/strong> <a href=\"\/en\/access-read\/\">Access Read<\/a> checks your PDFs against PDF\/UA in the browser and shows the order in which a screen reader presents them.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Remediate with human review.<\/strong> <a href=\"\/en\/access-doc\/\">Access Doc<\/a> remediates PDFs to PDF\/UA, with a conformance report for each document, checked against WCAG criteria.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fix the source.<\/strong> Templates with real heading styles, alternative text and a set document language prevent many problems before export. Our <a href=\"\/en\/accessible-pdf\/\">step-by-step guide to PDF\/UA<\/a> shows how.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>One thing a report cannot do: certify anything. It documents what was tested and with what result, and its value depends entirely on the testing behind it \u2013 which is exactly why we don\u2019t put a \u201ccompliant\u201d seal on it.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c915a6b elementor-widget-divider--view-line sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"c915a6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-991dba6 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"991dba6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-870b698 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"870b698\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"line\" data-animation-stagger=\"80\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a67cda6 animation_type_line sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_elm_advanced_title\" data-id=\"a67cda6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"trx_elm_advanced_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"trx-addons-advanced-title\" >\n<span class=\"trx-addons-advanced-title-item trx-addons-advanced-title-item-text elementor-repeater-item-f12f233\">No seal on the PDF.<\/span>\n<span class=\"trx-addons-advanced-title-item trx-addons-advanced-title-item-text elementor-repeater-item-8818021\"><br>A documented result for each document.<\/span><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6e446 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4c6e446\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ff024d animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7ff024d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>A PDF cannot be \u201cADA-certified\u201d. But it can be checked \u2013 criterion by criterion, against the WCAG level that applies to you, by tools and by people. The honest version of \u201ccompliant\u201d is a document that has been tested this way, plus a report that shows what was tested and with what result. That is what we work toward with you.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-with-custom-width elementor-element elementor-element-a95fa91 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a95fa91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba46a95 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left animation_type_block elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ba46a95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:100}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e1a39fe sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e1a39fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><p><strong>Start with <a href=\"\/en\/access-read\/\">Access Read<\/a>:<\/strong> the free PDF check tests your documents against PDF\/UA (ISO 14289-1) in the browser, without sign-up, and shows you the reading order a screen reader follows. <strong><a href=\"\/en\/access-doc\/\">Access Doc<\/a><\/strong> takes the next step: we remediate your PDFs to PDF\/UA with human review \u2013 from a single form to large document volumes \u2013 and you receive a conformance report for each document, checked against WCAG criteria. For your website and apps, <strong><a href=\"\/en\/access-ready\/\">Access Ready<\/a><\/strong> is our in-depth audit with users of assistive technologies (JAWS, NVDA, VoiceOver); on request, we document the results as an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) based on the VPAT template.<\/p><p>None of this is a certificate, and none of it proves legal compliance. What you get is a documented result, criterion by criterion, that you can show a buyer, an auditor or your own legal team.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ec8c1e sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5ec8c1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/ifdb\/30min\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Demo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38294d1 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left animation_type_block elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38294d1\" data-element_type=\"container\" 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https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IFDB_AccessReady_Award-2026-370x207.jpg 370w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IFDB_AccessReady_Award-2026-410x229.jpg 410w, https:\/\/ifdb.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/IFDB_AccessReady_Award-2026-924x516.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1376px) 100vw, 1376px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44f8f23 e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"44f8f23\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c9e30b8 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c9e30b8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b77b58f e-con-full e-flex sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b77b58f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c7f70 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8c7f70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQ<\/h6>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8361978 elementor-widget__width-initial animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8361978\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:100}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently asked questions about ADA and Section 508 PDFs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88602f8 elementor-widget__width-initial animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-trx_elm_accordion\" data-id=\"88602f8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:300,&quot;accordion_type&quot;:&quot;accordion&quot;,&quot;toggle_speed&quot;:300}\" data-widget_type=\"trx_elm_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-accordion trx-addons-toggle-icon-align-right\" id=\"trx-addons-accordion-88602f8\" data-accordion-id=\"88602f8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title-1431\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1431\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIs there an ADA certification for PDFs?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-close trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M4.8,4.8V0h1.3v4.8H11v1.3H6.2V11H4.8V6.2H0V4.8H4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-open trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M0,4.8l11,0v1.3H0L0,4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1431\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Neither the ADA nor its regulations provide for a certificate or seal for documents. What counts is whether a PDF meets the WCAG criteria named by the rule that applies to you \u2013 WCAG 2.0 Level AA under Section 508, WCAG 2.1 Level AA under ADA Title II and the HHS Section 504 rule \u2013 and whether you can document how it was checked.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title-1432\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1432\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhich WCAG version applies to PDFs under Section 508?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-close trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M4.8,4.8V0h1.3v4.8H11v1.3H6.2V11H4.8V6.2H0V4.8H4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-open trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M0,4.8l11,0v1.3H0L0,4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1432\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA. The Revised 508 Standards incorporate it by reference for electronic content, including non-web documents. Four success criteria do not apply to documents: 2.4.1 Bypass Blocks, 2.4.5 Multiple Ways, 3.2.3 Consistent Navigation and 3.2.4 Consistent Identification.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title-1433\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1433\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoes a PDF\/UA-compliant file automatically meet Section 508?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-close trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M4.8,4.8V0h1.3v4.8H11v1.3H6.2V11H4.8V6.2H0V4.8H4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-open trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M0,4.8l11,0v1.3H0L0,4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1433\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. The U.S. Access Board considered PDF\/UA-1 as an alternative to WCAG 2.0 and dropped it from the final rule, because WCAG 2.0 can serve as the sole standard for PDF files and PDF\/UA-1 cannot. PDF\/UA remains the best technical foundation \u2013 but for Section 508, the WCAG result is what counts.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title-1434\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1434\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDo older PDFs on government websites have to be remediated under ADA Title II?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-close trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M4.8,4.8V0h1.3v4.8H11v1.3H6.2V11H4.8V6.2H0V4.8H4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-open trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M0,4.8l11,0v1.3H0L0,4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1434\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Not necessarily. Documents that were available before your compliance date fall under an exception \u2013 unless they are currently used to apply for, gain access to or participate in your services, programs or activities. Everything you publish after the compliance date is covered. And even for exempt documents, you will likely still need to provide the content to a person with a disability who needs it, in a format that works for them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title-1435\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1435\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat are the ADA Title II deadlines for PDFs?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-close trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M4.8,4.8V0h1.3v4.8H11v1.3H6.2V11H4.8V6.2H0V4.8H4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-open trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M0,4.8l11,0v1.3H0L0,4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1435\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"5\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The same as for all other web content: April 26, 2027 for state and local governments with a total population of 50,000 or more, and April 26, 2028 for smaller ones and special district governments, following the interim final rule of April 20, 2026. The National Federation of the Blind is challenging this delay in court; as of November 10, 2026, no decision is known.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title-1436\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1436\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDoes the ADA apply to PDFs from private businesses?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-close trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M4.8,4.8V0h1.3v4.8H11v1.3H6.2V11H4.8V6.2H0V4.8H4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-open trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M0,4.8l11,0v1.3H0L0,4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1436\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"6\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Title III covers public accommodations, and according to DOJ guidance it applies to what they offer on the web. But no regulation sets a technical standard for their websites or documents, and courts disagree on whether purely online businesses are covered at all. If your PDFs are part of your service \u2013 order forms, statements, product instructions \u2013 WCAG 2.1 Level AA is a sensible yardstick, but not a legal safe harbor.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title-1437\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1437\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan an automated checker tell me whether my PDF is \u201cADA compliant\u201d?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-close trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M4.8,4.8V0h1.3v4.8H11v1.3H6.2V11H4.8V6.2H0V4.8H4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-open trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M0,4.8l11,0v1.3H0L0,4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1437\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>No. Checkers such as PAC, the Acrobat accessibility checker or our free Access Read test the machine-testable rules of PDF\/UA. But 60\u201370% of WCAG criteria cannot be tested automatically \u2013 for example, whether alternative text is meaningful or whether the reading order makes sense. A good result is a starting point, not a verdict.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"trx-addons-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title-1438\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-title\" tabindex=\"0\" data-tab=\"8\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1438\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat should a conformance report for a PDF contain?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-close trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M4.8,4.8V0h1.3v4.8H11v1.3H6.2V11H4.8V6.2H0V4.8H4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"trx-addons-accordion-toggle-icon-open trx-addons-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 11\"><path d=\"M0,4.8l11,0v1.3H0L0,4.8z\"><\/path><\/svg>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content-1438\" class=\"trx-addons-accordion-tab-content\" data-tab=\"8\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At a minimum: which document and which version was tested, against which standard (WCAG 2.0 for Section 508, WCAG 2.1 for Title II and Section 504), the result for each criterion with remarks, the methods and tools used, and the date. In US procurement, the usual format is an Accessibility Conformance Report (ACR) based on the ITI VPAT template. The template is voluntary and ITI does not certify anything. A report documents results; it is not a certificate and does not prove legal compliance.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-with-custom-width elementor-element elementor-element-8faa726 e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8faa726\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae21fec animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ae21fec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Find out where your PDFs stand.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4cf4fe sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c4cf4fe\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Upload a document to <a href=\"\/en\/access-read\/\">Access Read<\/a> and see where it stands against PDF\/UA \u2013 free of charge and without sign-up. If you are facing a whole document inventory or a procurement deadline, let\u2019s talk about a realistic plan.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div data-animation-type=\"block\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c5c869 animation_type_block sc_fly_static elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2c5c869\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;ta_fadeinup&quot;,&quot;_animation_delay&quot;:50}\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/calendly.com\/ifdb\/30min\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Demo<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"e-con-with-custom-width elementor-element elementor-element-c0fda5f e-flex e-con-boxed sc_layouts_column_icons_position_left e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c0fda5f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5574a2 sc_fly_static elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f5574a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>ADA and Section 508 PDFs in practice \u2013 the rules behind the search term<\/h3><p>Anyone searching for an \u201cADA compliant PDF\u201d is really looking for a yardstick, and the binding ones are public. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.access-board.gov\/ict\/\">U.S. Access Board<\/a> publishes the Revised 508 Standards, which apply WCAG 2.0 Level A and AA to documents. The DOJ explains the ADA Title II rule and its exceptions for older documents in its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ada.gov\/resources\/2024-03-08-web-rule\/\">fact sheet on the web content and mobile apps rule<\/a>, and practical guidance for federal documents is collected on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.section508.gov\/create\/pdfs\/\">Section508.gov<\/a>.<\/p><p>With ifdb, you move from the rule to the document: our <a href=\"\/en\/usa\/\">overview of US accessibility law<\/a> shows which rule applies to you, the <a href=\"\/en\/access-read\/\">free PDF check with Access Read<\/a> shows where your files stand against PDF\/UA, and <a href=\"\/en\/access-doc\/\">PDF remediation with Access Doc<\/a> brings your files to PDF\/UA, with a conformance report for each one. 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