How to make PDF accessible for people using JAWS

[abah19453951]

Hello! I urgently need to make a PDF accessible for someone using JAWS how do I do that?

I have converted a large document using Adobe Reader DC however the person needs to be able to read it using his JAWS reading software.

How do I make this document accessible? Is this something I can do with Adobe Reader R01? If so how?

Thank you so much in advance.

Thanks,

Ax

[Test Screen Name]

What is the starting point for the PDF. For example is it scanned from paper, a Word document...?

[abah19453951]

Hi

It was a word document that was converted to PDF. I still have the word document available...

[Test Screen Name]

Ok, making documents accessible is about tagging them. Which varies from an automatic process to weeks of meticulous editing. Either way, it's a job for Acrobat Pro. One thing Acrobat Pro will do is allow you to make a Word document into a tagged PDF, which at least takes care of a lot of the work, before rolling up your sleeves to start looking over the detail.

[abah19453951]

Thanks for explaining!

Is there a guide for me to follow on how to tag word docs? I have no idea on what i am doing...! 😞

[Test Screen Name · Accepted solution]

I wouldn't have either! But there is a forum, with resources and knowledgeable people here: Standards & Accessibility (tagged PDF)

[jane-e]

Hi abah19453951,

I see you posted in the Standards & Accessibility forum a couple of hours before you posted here, so I am locking this thread.

How to make PDF accessible for people using JAWS