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Key principles for creating an interactive journey in a PDF document with infographics

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Scheduled at 9:00 am in Colorado I-J on Thursday, November 14.

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Speaker(s)

  • Dax Castro, Accessible Document Specialist, Chax Training and Consulting

Session Details

  • Length of Session: 2-hr
  • Format: Lecture
  • Expertise Level: Expert
  • Type of session: General Conference

Summary

Learn several techniques and principles that push the limits of a PDF to increase the user's individual control beyond alt-text. This session examines a "good, better, best" journey for a complex infographic.

Abstract

This session will examine a single water lifecycle graphic in several different ways that present an increasingly better and more independent user experience. We start with simple alt-text and how this might technically be compliant but presents the user with the word "graphic" more than 30 times between the words of the description. We then discuss several ways to create the infographic using various combinations of Adobe InDesign, Illustrator, Word and PowerPoint. Each method, along with the benefits and drawbacks of each, will be discussed. Attendees will leave this session with a firm understanding of what impacts the level of interactivity as well as key concepts for designing complex infographics with accessibility in mind.

Keypoints

  1. Learn what makes a robust and interactive infographic accessible;
  2. Learn design techniques that will improve the speed of PDF remediation;
  3. Discover new ways to think about designing with accessibility in mind.

Disability Areas

Cognitive/Learning, Vision

Topic Areas

Alternate Format, Assistive Technology, Uncategorized

Speaker Bio(s)

Dax Castro

Dax is an Adobe Certified PDF Accessibility Trainer, Accessible Document Specialist and member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals. He has more than 25 years experience creating digital content using InDesign, Acrobat and other creative software. Dax specializes in user-centered accessibility approaches that push the envelope of technology to produce more robust accessible documents that still meet Section 508, WCAG 2.0/2.1 and PDF/UA compliance. Dax is also the co-host of the accessibility podcast Chax Chat streaming on all major podcast platforms.

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