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Announcing no-cost access to PDF’s accessibility standards


August 12, 2024 by PDF Association staff

Starting today, PDF users everywhere can leverage ISO-standardized accessibility requirements for content in PDF.

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The latest PDF 2.0 Errata Collection 2 is a complete update and replacement for the previous no-cost sponsored edition of ISO 32000-2:2020 … Read more

To avoid confusing and frustrating users, applications can and should be robustly prepared for significant changes to PDF – with end user … Read more

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September 2024, PDF Association staff

PDF Association members – especially those working on PDF’s imaging model – can now access TC 42 WG 23 resources directly from … Read more

August 2024, Peter Wyatt

Does your PDF viewer fully support page labels? Does your PDF authoring software? Support for page labels can be a key factor … Read more

August 2024, PDF Association staff

The third PDF Week of 2024 will be hosted by Charles University in the beautiful city of Prague, in the Czech Republic! … Read more

August 2024, PDF Association staff

Devs must VALIDATE before applying ISO-standardized subset metadata to PDFs! | PDF Week Prague accommodations | OPF patches JHOVE | ISO TC … Read more

Wired likes PDF/A, Google and Apple do PDF creation from phone cameras, EA-PDF is already in the wild, the latest Samsung folding … Read more

July 2024, Peter Wyatt

These synthetic files are intended for user experience and human-computer interaction (HCI) specialists to assess the behavior of their current generation of … Read more

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Member News September 11, 2024

Superace Kicks Off ‘Achieve Q4 Success’ Campaign: UPDF Flash Sale and Fantastic Gift Prizes Await

Superace announces the launch of the ‘Achieve Q4 Success’ campaign, which will run until September 29th. This campaign shines a … Read more

Member News September 10, 2024

Crawford Technologies to Showcase CCM Expertise and Accept Technology of the Year Award at the Xplor 2024 Summit

Crawford Technologies is proud to be a Diamond Sponsor of the Xplor 2024 Summit. Crawford Technologies will be participating in … Read more

Member News September 6, 2024

PDF Accessibility Validation Available Now… For FREE!

Grackle GO offers a free, browser-based platform for comprehensive PDF accessibility testing, ensuring compliance with ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA) standards with … Read more

Member News August 29, 2024

David van Driessche joins callas software as Chief Evangelist

callas software is pleased to announce that David van Driessche is joining the callas team as Chief Evangelist, starting September … Read more

Member News August 28, 2024

UPDF Enables Users Through New ‘Compare PDF Files’ Functionality for Efficient Document Comparisons

UPDF’s new ‘Compare PDF Files’ functionality streamlines document comparisons, enhancing efficiency for users across various industries.

Member News August 26, 2024

pdfRest Launches PDF Toolkit Container API

pdfRest announces the launch of its new PDF Toolkit Container API, a containerized solution that gives enterprise organizations full control … Read more

Article August 26, 2024

PDF-UX: Page Labels

Does your PDF viewer fully support page labels? Does your PDF authoring software? Support for page labels can be a … Read more

Article August 23, 2024

Announcing PDF Week Prague – November 4-8, 2024

The third PDF Week of 2024 will be hosted by Charles University in the beautiful city of Prague, in the … Read more

Member News August 22, 2024

Solimar Systems ReadyPDF and SPDE (Speedy) version 9.3 Offer Key Enhanced Functionality and Performance

Solimar Systems announced the release of Solima Print Director Enterprise (SPDE) version 9.3. This latest update introduces new capabilities and … Read more

Article August 20, 2024

Developers must validate!

Devs must VALIDATE before applying ISO-standardized subset metadata to PDFs! | PDF Week Prague accommodations | OPF patches JHOVE | … Read more

Member News August 16, 2024

Crawford Technologies’ Language Translation Solution Wins Xplor Technology of the Year Award

Crawford Technologies announces its AccessibilityNow® Translate has been awarded Xplor International’s Technology of the Year Award.

Member News August 13, 2024

Datalogics PDF2IMG Command-Line Tool Now Updated to NuGet Package v4.9.0

The latest version of Datalogics’ command-line tool, PDF2IMG, is now available! This update brings enhanced performance, improved stability, and a … Read more

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