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.
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Duff Johnson's Publications
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
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
Article September 27, 2019
A poorly scanned PDF of Trump’s Ukraine call shows the risks of print-based workflows. Dirty scans, weak OCR, and missing … Read more
Article July 23, 2019
After an impressive effort the Mueller Report is now available as a free EPUB file. What might it have been … Read more
Article July 10, 2019
What are the essential characteristics and optimal functional requirements of email messages and necessary related information in a PDF technology-based … Read more
Presentation June 17, 2019
Today PDF is the format of choice for every kind of document used in all industries, governments and by all … Read more
Presentation June 17, 2019
PDF Association news June 13, 2019
The SafeDocs research is intended to result in novel parser methodologies to ensure security in digital content.