Duff Johnson
Chair of these communities: US TAG | TC171 SC2 US WG8 PDF | TC171 SC2 US WG9 AccessibilityDuff started working with PDF in 1996 when he founded Document Solutions, Inc. in Oakland, California.
Today, as CEO of the PDF Association, Duff coordinates industry activities in support of PDF technology.
Duff also serves in technical roles as Project Leader for ISO 14289 (PDF/UA) and as Project co-Leader for ISO 32000 (the PDF specification). He chairs the US Technical Advisory Committee (TAG) for ISO TC 171 SC 2, and serves as its Head of Delegation.
He can be reached at duff.johnson@pdfa.org.
Duff Johnson's Publications
News July 30, 2020
Google’s Chrome browser now creates tagged PDF files when the “Save as PDF” option is selected (Control / Command-P).
Presentation July 27, 2020
How do organizations and individuals using PDF technology benefit from membership in the PDF Association? Subjects covered include: Why the … Read more
Article March 30, 2020
A new resource collating all ISO groups and currently active work items related to PDF has been developed. Based on … Read more
Article February 7, 2020
When people talk to me about PDF technology they are generally pretty happy about it. End users feel that they … Read more
Article January 21, 2020
“I’m sorry, Derek, but, now that Kelsey has learned how to convert JPEGs into PDFs, we can’t justify keeping you … Read more
Presentation January 8, 2020
A successful unconference is exciting, interactive and spontaneous. We will begin the PDF Days Unconference with a brief review of … Read more
Presentation January 2, 2020
This presentation introduces the concept of “Well Tagged PDF” and reviews the current status of this PDF Association effort to … Read more
Article November 13, 2019
Apple’s desktop suite, Pages, Keynote and Numbers, now supports creation of tagged (and thus, accessible and reusable) PDF.
Article October 9, 2019
As of October 7, 2019, websites and mobile applications in the U.S. will be assessed as “public accommodations”, and the … Read more