37th Annual CSUN Assistive Technology Conference Has Concluded

PDF/UA-2 - Everything You Need to Know

Date & Time

Tuesday, March 15, 2022 - 3:20 PM PST

Location

Platinum 9-10

Description

The ISO 14289-1, also known as PDF/UA, is an international standard for ensuring PDF files are accessible, was released back in 2012. The ISO has released the specifications for PDF 2.0 in 2017 and 2020 and now PDF/UA-2 is expected to be released in early 2022. There will be new PDF tags, changes to requirements for heading levels and additional new features. This session will discuss the upcoming changes and how to prepare for them.

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Audience

Higher Education
Information & Communications Technology
Government
Finance & Banking
Insurance

Audience Level

Intermediate

Session Summary (Abstract)

The ISO is expected to release PDF/UA-2 in January of 2022. This presentation will discuss the upcoming changes to the accessibility standard and how to prepare for it.

Session Type

General Track

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