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Posted to user@tika.apache.org by Susan Borda <sb...@umich.edu> on 2022/03/07 15:57:48 UTC

WCAG or accessibility verification for PDFs

Hi-
Is there a WCAG compliance checking option for PDFs in Tika? I'm looking
for a command-line option for checking PDFs for accessibility so I can do
it at scale. Something like this tool but actually scalable:
https://pdfua.foundation/en/pdf-accessibility-checker-pac.

Is anyone aware of such a thing?

Thanks,
susan

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Data Workflows Specialist
Research Data Services
University of Michigan Libraries
3175 Shapiro Library
sborda@umich.edu
*My office phone number is temporarily disconnected while I work remotely
due to COVID-19. Please contact me via email.*

Re: WCAG or accessibility verification for PDFs

Posted by susan borda <sb...@umich.edu>.

Thanks for confirming, Tim. I was checking to be sure I hadn’t missed something.

Thanks for passing along to the group as well.

-susan

Sent from my iPhone

> On Mar 9, 2022, at 10:10 AM, Tim Allison <ta...@apache.org> wrote:
> 
> As you know, WCAG and any automated usability compliance checking is
> hard.  We don't have this capability within Tika.  I'm not aware of
> any open source packages to do this.  You might have better luck in
> the commercial sphere?
> 
> Anyone else on this list have any recommendations?
> 
>> On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 10:58 AM Susan Borda <sb...@umich.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> Hi-
>> Is there a WCAG compliance checking option for PDFs in Tika? I'm looking for a command-line option for checking PDFs for accessibility so I can do it at scale. Something like this tool but actually scalable: https://pdfua.foundation/en/pdf-accessibility-checker-pac.
>> 
>> Is anyone aware of such a thing?
>> 
>> Thanks,
>> susan
>> 
>> --
>> Susan Borda
>> Data Workflows Specialist
>> Research Data Services
>> University of Michigan Libraries
>> 3175 Shapiro Library
>> sborda@umich.edu
>> My office phone number is temporarily disconnected while I work remotely due to COVID-19. Please contact me via email.
>>

Re: WCAG or accessibility verification for PDFs

Posted by Tim Allison <ta...@apache.org>.

As you know, WCAG and any automated usability compliance checking is
hard.  We don't have this capability within Tika.  I'm not aware of
any open source packages to do this.  You might have better luck in
the commercial sphere?

Anyone else on this list have any recommendations?

On Mon, Mar 7, 2022 at 10:58 AM Susan Borda <sb...@umich.edu> wrote:
>
> Hi-
> Is there a WCAG compliance checking option for PDFs in Tika? I'm looking for a command-line option for checking PDFs for accessibility so I can do it at scale. Something like this tool but actually scalable: https://pdfua.foundation/en/pdf-accessibility-checker-pac.
>
> Is anyone aware of such a thing?
>
> Thanks,
> susan
>
> --
> Susan Borda
> Data Workflows Specialist
> Research Data Services
> University of Michigan Libraries
> 3175 Shapiro Library
> sborda@umich.edu
> My office phone number is temporarily disconnected while I work remotely due to COVID-19. Please contact me via email.
>