Title: Checking PDF Documents for Accessibility
Course: Web Accessibility MOOC for Educators > Section: Creating Accessible MSOffice and PDF Materials

Checking Adobe PDF Accessibility

Adobe Acrobat Professional

Adobe Acrobat X Professional has a built-in accessibility checker.

If you have Adobe Acrobat X Professional, run an accessibility check on your PDF. You can find the accessibility checker under the Tools panel on the right hand side.

1. Click the Tools tab to open the Accessibility Tool panel on the right hand side.
      - If you don't see it there, click the View menu and select Tools > Accessibility.
2. Select Make Accessible action .
3. The Accessibility Check window will open.
4. At this point you can:
  1. either click the Start button, which starts a automatic process to check for accessibility
  2. Or prepare the document manually for accessibility, if you choose this method you will need to:
    - On the Report and Comment Options section:
      - Check on Create Accessibility Report and Include repair hints in Accessibility Reports.
    - On the Checking Options section:
      - Name: Adobe PDF
      - Select All items to be checked.
    - Click on the Start Checking button.
5. The Accessibility Report will display.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Even in the free Adobe Acrobat Reader software you can do a Quick Check on the accessibility of your document, see page 13 [pdf]