PDF Accessibility LWG

The PDF Accessibility Liaison Working Group (LWG) was originally formed to continue the work started at the December 2018 PDF Techniques Accessibility Summit; producing industry-supported example PDF files demonstrating techniques for achieving accessible PDF.

Today the PDF Accessibility LWG meets weekly to review example “pass” and “fail” PDF files (“techniques“), and develop appropriate metadata. The BETA release of the first tranche of Techniques was published in January, 2025.

This presentation by Rene Jaun, who uses a screen reader to read, at PDF Accessibility Days in Copenhagen helps explain some of the problems with accessing digital documents:

Participation

PDF Association members can join the PDF Accessibility LWG by logging into pdfa.org, visiting the Member Area and clicking “Manage Communities”.

PDF Association LWGs are open to experts who wish to participate as either Invited or Liaison experts subject to their agreement with the PDF Association’s IPR Policy and Code of Conduct. Contact the community-manager@pdfa.org for more information.