A good overview of PDF/UA for the layman has been published on the University of Illinois, Chicago website. It provides some of the history behind it and explains why PDF/UA is needed. “…when you are developing PDF files using tools, make sure the PDF tools you buy and use support PDF/UA,” writes Kevin Price. “You will no longer have to shut out the needs of people with disabilities in the development of your PDF file if you use PDF/UA accessibility standards.” [...]
Ohio State University’s Web Accessibility Center offers a webinar with tips for creating accessible PDF presentations from PowerPoint files. Ken Petri guides users through authoring content in PowerPoint so that those with vision and other disabilities are able to easily review presentations. His best practices will help ensure that PowerPoint presentations converted to PDF documents will be usable by everyone. [...]
Though initially expected by the end of September, ICT says its new guidelines will be placed in the rulemaking docket for approval prior to November 9. The group says “the next version will be an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking; a public comment period will be provided on the ANPRM. This ANPRM will make changes in content and structure from the first ANPRM that was issued in March 2010. If the ANPRM is approved by the Board on November 9, we expect that it will be published in the Federal Register and made available on our website and Regulations.gov in early December.” [...]
The idea behind an ‘improved’ PDF/A-1b is to enhance the conformance level by encompassing the advantages of Unicode. Unicode is obligatory only in PDF/A-1a, but that does not rule out the voluntary usage of Unicode in PDF/A-1b. A new compliance level would give users a better overview of their options. In addition to compliance levels A and B, PDF/A-2, which is currently being compiled, will also include PDF/A-2u (’u’ for Unicode). [...]
While the recent federal mandate to use PDF/A to file electronic documents in the Case Management and Electronic Case Filing (CM/ECF) system does not specify a deadline, many federal courts are beginning implementation. By moving to PDF/A format, PIT IP Tech blog writes, “electronically filed documents will be more accessible in the future and less dependent on technologies or features that may become unsupported.” PIT IP Tech Blog is offering a primer on how the courts are moving to PDF/A and what they can expect during implementation. [...]
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