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WCAG or PDF/UA: what's the difference" at PDF Days Online 2021

Presented at PDF Days Europe 2021
( 2021, Sep )

WCAG or PDF/UA: what’s the difference

Gap analysis and challenges in validation

Excerpt: At the moment WCAG validation is a legal requirement, while PDF/UA is not (unfortunately). In this talk we make an attempt to perform a gap analysis between these standards, taking PDF/UA-1 and Matterhorn 1.1 protocol as a basis and analyzing the differences. In particular, we suggest parts of PDF/UA-1, which are not a part of WCAG (eg PDF/UA metadata identification) and, on the opposite, parts of WCAG, which are not a part of PDF/UA (eg, detailed requirements for the text contrast). Finally, we … Read more
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Boris Doubrov is CEO of Dual Lab, the company specializing in product development services in the areas of Computer Graphics, CAD/CAM Modelling and other Science-intensive areas. Boris Doubrov holds a … Read more


Boris Doubrov
Dual Lab sprl

Description

At the moment WCAG validation is a legal requirement, while PDF/UA is not (unfortunately). In this talk we make an attempt to perform a gap analysis between these standards, taking PDF/UA-1 and Matterhorn 1.1 protocol as a basis and analyzing the differences.

In particular, we suggest parts of PDF/UA-1, which are not a part of WCAG (eg PDF/UA metadata identification) and, on the opposite, parts of WCAG, which are not a part of PDF/UA (eg, detailed requirements for the text contrast).

Finally, we describe how veraPDF approaches WCAG validation. This includes interfaces and algorithms for contrast checks and semantic appropriateness checks, based on table recognition heuristics.


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