Accessible Tables in HTML and PDF - Objectives

PDF or HTML documents may or may not be created with accessibility in mind. It is up to the author of each document to take the extra steps during document creation to make that document not only accessible but usable. This applies to ALL documents: print, PDF, Web, and other electronic documents.

Objectives

By the end of this workshop you will understand, be able to discuss, and/or perform the following tasks:

Know your audience when preparing tables in documentation
Types of tables
Specifications, recommendations, and regulations for tables
How JAWS uses the virtual cursor technology to read HTML and PDF documents
Table reading keystrokes
How JAWS detects tables
What does a JAWS user hear when she encounters a table?
Regular tables with both row and column headers
Regular tables with only column headers
Tables using colspan instead of caption
Using the scope attribute in tables
Tables with no tags using the scope attribute
Using headers, ID, and axis attributes
Table summary
Examples of poor table summaries
Converting tables from Microsoft® Word to PDF
Save as PDF download
Acrobat Professional
Differences between files created by Acrobat PDF Maker and PDF Producer for Microsoft Word
Adding table headers to the PDF using the tags tree
Using the Acrobat TouchUp Reading Order Tool
Unique header ID's and associating data cells with header ID's
Creating a PDF document from a Web page

NOTE: This webinar will be approximately one and a half hours in length (90 minutes) to allow time for interactive practice. Participants will be given the opportunity to switch away from the presentation room (while still listening to the instructor) to use sample practice documents that will be provided. The practice documents open in Microsoft Word, Internet Explorer®, and Adobe® Reader®. Participants who have Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional installed will also be able to view and manipulate the tags within the PDF documents.