This document describes the process for making PDF documents accessible. Whenever possible, accessibility should be incorporated directly into the document using the application that created it. When accessibility is incorporated directly into the source document, less repair work will be required in Adobe Acrobat. This is very important when the PDF must be regenerated based on changes in the source file. If changes are only made in the PDF and not in the source file, accessibility work will need to be done each time the document is updated.
Adobe Acrobat Pro DC contains a Make Accessible Wizard that guides the user through the basic steps found in this document. This tutorial can be used with or without the wizard.
The process of making existing PDF files accessible consists of a few basic steps: