Checklist

Level A

PDF

PDF_A1:

Do PDFs have an accessible alternative (i.e. HTML, Word, Text or RTF)?

PDF_A2:

Are PDFs tagged for accessibility?

PDF_A2i:

Are headings tagged as a heading 1, 2 or 3 etc?

PDF_A2ii:

Is text tagged as text?

PDF_A2iii:

Are tables tagged as a table, and cells are tagged as a table or header cell TH?

PDF_A2iv:

Are content lists tagged as a list of the form <L>, <LI> and <LBody>?

PDF_A2v:

Are links tagged as links of the form <Link> and Link – OBJR?

PDF_A2vi:

Are images tagged as a figure or figure/caption?

PDF_A2vii:

Are formulas tagged as a formula?

PDF_A2viii:

Are non-content elements (decorative images or backgrounds) tagged as an artifact?

PDF_A3:

Do images have descriptive ALT text?

PDF_A4:

Are forms coded with accessibility techniques?

PDF_A4i:

Are required fields indicated appropriately (i.e. “Required” within the <label> element)?

PDF_A4ii:

Are labels provided that are understandable and convey the purpose of each form field/control?

PDF_A4iii:

Are labels programmatically associated with each form field/control?

PDF_A4iv:

Do form components have name, role, state, and value information?

PDF_A4v:

Is a submit button used to submit data entered in the form?

PDF_A4vi:

Are users notified of form errors?

PDF_A4vii:

Are form fields keyboard operable?

PDF_A5:

Are page numbers specified?

PDF_A6:

Is the Tab and reading order correct and does it match the visual order?

PDF_A7:

Is the document title identified using the ‘Title’ entry?

PDF_A8:

Is the language of the document identified using the ‘Lang’ entry?

PDF_A9:

Is information within the PDF correct (i.e. colour is not used as the only visual means of conveying information)?

HTML

HTML_A1:

Does PDF link text indicate the target is a PDF (i.e.’PDF’ is contained in the link text)?

HTML_A2:

Is PDF link text descriptive of the PDF content?

HTML_A3:

Is PDF link text correct (i.e. does not include ASCII characters, punctuation excepted)?

HTML_A4:

Is PDF link text descriptive (i.e. does not consist only of the words ‘more’ or ‘here’ without additional information)?

HTML_A5:

Is PDF link text in sentence case (i.e. not capitalised)?

HTML_A6:

Is PDF link text device independent (i.e. ‘click’ is not used in link text)?

HTML_A7:

Is the link to the PDF alternative adjacent to the PDF?

HTML_A8:

Is the PDF alternative accessible (i.e. the alternative is not a scanned image or an inaccessible Word document)?

HTML_A9:

Is the PDF alternative link text accessible (i.e. must pass HTML_A1 to A6)?

Level AA

PDF

PDF_AA1:

Are bookmarks used to navigate content?

PDF_AA2:

Is all text searchable (i.e. not a scanned image)?

PDF_AA3:

Are forms coded with accessibility techniques?

PDF_AA3i:

Are suggestions provided to users to fix errors?

PDF_AA3ii:

Are legal commitments or financial transactions able to be reversed, checked for accuracy and corrected before finalising the submission?

PDF_AA4:

Is the colour contrast sufficient for the text size?

HTML

HTML_AA1:

Is PDF link text consistent?