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In the past Adobe Acrobat has created PDF (portable document format) files that were not accessible to anyone who relies on a screen reader to experience a web page. There are now resources available that provide a remedy to this problem.
Though PDF files are becoming more accessible, it is still important that you avoid requiring surfers to download and open a document to access information when the same information could be offered primarily as a Web page with html. PDF, MS Word, PowerPoint, and text documents should only be offered as an alternative to existing html pages containing the same content—not as the only source of that content.
Why is this topic important enough to have its own web page?
Because all official and departmental Web pages and documents linked from those pages must meet NYS accessibility requirements, including those posted in PDF.
What do Acrobat users need to do?
Please see the Adobe How to Create Accessible Adobe PDF Files Booklet which provides step-by-step instructions. More general references to accessible PDF's is available here on Adobe's site. Also see the PDFs and Flash tutorials here: Adobe Accessibility Training Resources
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