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From untagged content and incorrect reading order to inaccessible forms and missing alternative text, PDF accessibility issues can create barriers for users of assistive technology. Learn about the most common challenges and how they affect document accessibility.
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Digital transformation has changed how organizations create, distribute, and manage information, but has not eliminated the need for the “OG hard copy” document.
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PDF Association members can now add contact details and social links to their profile, making author connections and networking easier.
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PDFs are only truly useful when everyone can access them. Learn what accessible PDFs are, why they matter legally, and how to create them correctly.
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PDF Association Working Group chairs share their reflections on Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2026.
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EAA gets PDF/UA | ISO TC 42 publishes HDR standard | Google’s Gemini now creates PDFs, but … | PDF displacing printer drivers | “Pretty Darn Fascinating” – Tedium’s history of PDF | PDF forensics – lots to talk about! | Compute your PDFs wisely, or it will cost you! | From the “PDF in culture” desk | PDFacademicBot for May 2026
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For those who attended PDF Week London 2026 last week, we hope that you had a great time – and thank you! For those who did not… check out what you missed!
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PDF/UA and WCAG are two essential accessibility standards that serve different purposes. Since each standard addresses a different layer of accessibility, using them together is key to delivering a fully inclusive digital experience.
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PDF Week London 2026 is almost here! | veraPDF 1.30 released | PDF is trending on GitHub | PDF/UA-1 gets its first errata correction | Will PDF become even more important? | Firefox v150 extends PDF editing capabilities | iPRES 2026 “digital pantry” seeks new ingredients | Mustang Project releases 2.23.0 “Bonne Journées de la Facture Électronique” | New JSON definitions for PDF extensions | Accessibility: it’s all about the authoring | PDFacademicBot for April 2026
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Developed by the LaTeX Project LWG, this guide provides critical recommendations for authors and publishers to ensure complex mathematical and STEM content meets accessibility requirements and assistive technology users’ needs.
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BFO PDF Library 2.29.5 is a substantial release featuring major memory optimizations, improved right-to-left text support, enhanced PDF/UA validation, and better PDF-to-HTML conversion. Despite being a point release, it includes more than 27,000 lines of changes and delivers meaningful improvements in performance, accessibility, and document processing.
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Dual Lab announces the release of PDF4WCAG Accessibility Checker 1.10, introducing usability enhancements, expanded localization support, and new document inspection panels.
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callas software today announced a new nesting technology module designed for OEM partners building automated print and production workflows.
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iLovePDF’s new Smart range mode splits PDFs by content and intent rather than page numbers, using AI to divide files by invoice number, patient ID, chapter, or a custom prompt
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iLovePDF has launched PDF Forms, a single tool to fill, build, and edit fillable PDFs — with AI that detects fields on flattened and scanned documents, turning static files into standards-based interactive PDFs in seconds.
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callas software is pleased to announce that it is hosting the next Ghent Workgroup (GWG) technical meeting, taking place in Berlin. The Ghent Workgroup meets in person three times a year in different locations, to bring people together and speed up the development of specifications.
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Datalogics is happy to announce the release of Adobe PDF Library version 21, a major version upgrade built on the Adobe PDF Library core. This release brings a new Modern C++ SDK, new plugins, expanded font support, and a range of performance improvements and bug fixes.
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PDFix Desktop 3.0 & SDK 9.0 are live. Batch PDF/UA validation, one-click fixes, AI auto-tagging – all in one dashboard. Finally.
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The latest pdfRest API updates introduce descriptive error validation and flexible parameter type mapping. By providing structured, actionable feedback and eliminating strict syntax requirements for binary switches, the platform significantly reduces debugging time and integration friction.
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UPDF announces its May campaign offering limited-time access to its PDF and AI solutions, featuring discounts on UPDF Pro and AI plans along with added productivity benefits for users worldwide.
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Next Level CCM: kwsoft® has released version 6.26 of its Serie M/ CCM solution. With this release, AI becomes an integral part of the CCM system. And there are other exciting new features.
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MadeToTag Automate – the solution for fully automating the export of accessible PDFs in environments working Adobe InDesign Server – ensuring legally compliant PDF/UA output in high-volume workflows.
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The FormVu 2026.05 release introduces a new useFormVuSigning flag that brings native signature support directly to converted HTML5 forms. Users can now type, draw, or upload signatures within the browser, which are then automatically embedded as appearance images when saved back to PDF.
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HANCOM has open-sourced an AI auto-tagging feature in OpenDataLoader PDF that automatically writes accessibility tags directly into existing PDF documents, running on-premise with no per-page or per-document limits.
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JLB Informatique becomes Calico France and joins Calico IIM, a European Intelligent Information Management group alongside GedZilla, FileStream, and LM-Kit.
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Cloud REST API for generating PDFs from HTML, URLs, and dynamic templates, with async conversion, direct S3 upload, and PDF/X output.
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The SetaPDF-Merger component allows PHP developers to merge or split PDF documents and to create or modify PDF Portfolios.
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MadeToTag Automate – PDF/UA Export. Automated. Scalable.
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The SetaPDF-Signer is a PHP library that allows PHP developers to build PDF signature solutions.
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The most capable, most robust command-line tools for processing PDFs on Windows, macOS, and Linux.
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Advanced Document Re-engineering for Faster, More Agile Production Processes Crawford Technologies’ Document Re-engineering solution enables organizations to automate, standardize and control complex document workflows after composition. It reduces manual intervention and centralizes control, supporting faster execution and more agile management of high volume production environments.
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SOLsearcher™ Cloud (SSC) is Solimar’s enterprise-class eDelivery and archive solution built on Microsoft® Azure®. Designed for cloud-first organizations, SSC delivers automated deployment, dynamic scalability, and enterprise-grade security—enabling commercial print service providers and enterprises to distribute and retrieve critical transactional documents quickly, cost-effectively, and without complex infrastructure overhead.
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All the tools you’ll need to be more productive and work smarter with documents.
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Edit PDF Files PDF Rotator Create & Convert TIFF to … Read more
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Editing tools Edit & Format PDF Rotate PDF Compress … Read more
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LinkID provides persistent identifiers for hyperlinks, ensuring durable and resolvable references across documents, websites, and digital archives.
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LinkManager is an AI-powered platform for detecting, monitoring, and repairing broken hyperlinks across documents and web resources, ensuring long-term integrity of digital references.
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LynxPDF is a professional, secure, and efficient enterp … Read more
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CommonLook Edu, Allyant’s easy-to-use accessibility software, gives resource-strapped teams the ability to quickly create accessible learning materials in the format students and staff need—when they need it. Available on any browser, any operating system.
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An open-source, MIT-licensed PDF viewer for Svelte and SvelteKit. Choose between a drop-in component with a full UI or headless components for complete customization. Built on PDFium (WebAssembly) for pixel-perfect rendering, with support for annotations, redaction, search, multi-document tabs, and 25+ composable plugins.
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What you get with Aliro Tagging With Aliro Tagging, we … Read more
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PitStop Library Container enables solution providers to … Read more
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PitStop Library SDK enables OEMs to embed the industry’ … Read more
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Scan your website, intranet, portal, or repository, dis … Read more
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IronPDF – C# PDF Library & .NET PDF SDK IronPDF is … Read more
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Members of the LaTeX Project LWG introduce the PDF Association’s recently-published Best Practice Guide: Math in PDF.
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The PDF Association invites members and ISO TC 171 delegates to PDF Week Incheon 2026!
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PDF Week Online 2027 is a virtual meeting (audio / screen-share only) for PDF Association members and ISO delegates.
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