Comprehensive Accessible PDF Solutions
At WLA, we specialize in transforming your PDF documents into fully accessible, standards-compliant files—ensuring that every user, including people with disabilities, can navigate, understand, and interact with your content.
From simple forms to complex multilingual reports, we handle every aspect of PDF accessibility—so you can focus on your message, knowing it reaches everyone.
PDF Remediation
Adding tags, alt text, bookmarks, and logical reading order to meet standards like WCAG 2.2, Section 508, ADA, AODA, and PDF/UA.
Accessibility Testing
Using tools like PAC, CommonLook, and screen readers to validate compliance.
Multilingual Accessibility
Ensuring structure and tagging support multiple languages and scripts.
About Accessible Documents
Accessible Documents are digital files (such as a PDF, Word, PowerPoint, or HTML documents) that are designed so that people with disabilities—including those with visual, auditory, cognitive, or mobility impairments—can access, understand, and interact with its content effectively.
Why Accessibility Matters:
Legal Compliance: Many countries have laws (e.g., Section 508 in the U.S., EN 301 549 in the EU, and the upcoming European Accessibility Act) that require digital content to be accessible.
Inclusivity: Makes information available to all, regardless of ability.
Usability: Often improves overall usability for all users, including those using mobile devices.
Key Features of an Accessible Document:
Logical reading order
Content is structured in the correct sequence (not just visually arranged).
Proper use of headings and styles
Helps users navigate the document easily.
Alt text for images
Descriptive text for non-text elements like charts and graphics.
Tables with headers
Data tables include row/column headers and are tagged correctly.
Sufficient color contrast
Ensures that text is readable by users with low vision or color blindness.
Fillable and accessible forms
Interactive elements like form fields are properly labeled.
Keyboard navigation
Users can navigate the document without a mouse.
No reliance on color alone
Information is not conveyed using color only (important for colorblind users).
Tagged PDF structure
In the case of PDFs, documents must be “tagged” with accessibility metadata and a logical structure tree.
Why Businesses Trust Us with Accessibility
10+ years of DTP and document experience
Deep understanding of multilingual and complex-layout documents
Fast turnaround and cost-effective pricing
Full compliance with global standards
Accessibility for Every Sector
Government and Public Institutions
Educational Publishers
Translation Companies
NGOs and Nonprofits
Corporations with Compliance Requirements