Professional training – Accessibility & User Experience
Creating Accessible PDFs
Creating Accessible PDFs in 6 focused hours: PDF/UA and tagging, Reading order and heading structure and Tables, lists and forms – practical, with exercises and templates for your daily work.
- Duration
- 6 hours, one session
- Level
- Intermediate
- Format
- Online or on-site
- Language
- German or English
- Certificate
- Certificate of attendance
Overview
“Creating Accessible PDFs” is a compact live course in the field of Accessibility & User Experience. It centres on PDF/UA and tagging, Reading order and heading structure and Tables, lists and forms – explained with realistic examples and deepened in exercises you can transfer straight to your daily work.
Digital services must be accessible, understandable and pleasant to use for everyone, not only for legal reasons but because it makes them better. The Creating Accessible PDFs training combines accessibility and user experience in practice: you learn requirements and methods, try testing tools and assistive technologies yourself and apply what you learn to websites, apps or documents. We work with concrete examples, checklists and patterns you can use in projects right away. Each course lasts one day and runs online or on site.
The course is delivered live – either online in a virtual classroom or on-site in our training rooms in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern. We can also run it exclusively for your team.
Focus areas of the course
Who is this course for?
- Web developers, designers and UX teams
- Editors, content owners and document authors
- Product and project owners, software buyers
- Accessibility officers and public sector staff
What you will be able to do
- You know the key topics of Creating Accessible PDFs – PDF/UA and tagging, Reading order and heading structure, Tables, lists and forms, Alt text for graphics, Checking with PAC and Acrobat and From office document to accessible PDF – and can apply them in practice.
- You understand the requirements and goals of Creating Accessible PDFs and can explain them clearly in your project.
- You test and assess offerings systematically with suitable tools.
- You implement concrete improvements or brief specialists precisely.
- You plan the next steps for your website, app or documents.
Course outline
Module 1 Fundamentals and requirements for Creating Accessible PDFs
- Why Creating Accessible PDFs matters for users and the organisation
- Legal and normative framework at a glance
- User groups and their needs
- Typical barriers and usability problems
Module 2 Focus areas: Creating Accessible PDFs
- PDF/UA and tagging
- Reading order and heading structure
- Tables, lists and forms
- Alt text for graphics
- Checking with PAC and Acrobat
- From office document to accessible PDF
Module 3 Methods and testing procedures
- Proven approaches step by step
- Automated and manual testing tools
- Assistive technologies and the user’s perspective
- Criteria for priorities and effort
Module 4 Practical application
- Exercises on Creating Accessible PDFs using real pages, documents or prototypes
- Documenting and rating the issues found
- Developing solution proposals
- Patterns and checklists to take away
Module 5 Embedding in the project
- Integrating accessibility and UX in the development process
- Roles, responsibility and communication in the team
- Planning tests with real users
- Personal action plan
Module 6 Transfer to your daily work
- Exercise based on a realistic case
- Typical mistakes and how to avoid them
- Checklist and templates to take away
- Open questions, outlook and resources for further learning
Prerequisites
Basic familiarity with websites or office software is helpful. For technical advanced courses, HTML basics are an advantage. Basic knowledge of the topic is helpful.
Technical requirements
Your own laptop with a current browser; we provide testing tools, screen reader test access and sample files.
Dates & locations
For every location we suggest a date roughly four weeks ahead. Your preferred date is always possible.
- Munich Fri, 11 December 2026 6 hrs Request
- Salzburg Thu, 10 December 2026 6 hrs Request
- Berlin Wed, 16 December 2026 6 hrs Request
- Augsburg Mon, 14 December 2026 6 hrs Request
- Hanover Wed, 16 December 2026 6 hrs Request
- Bremen Fri, 11 December 2026 6 hrs Request
- Stuttgart Mon, 14 December 2026 6 hrs Request
- Kaiserslautern Thu, 10 December 2026 6 hrs Request
- Online Thu, 10 December 2026 6 hrs Request
Frequently asked questions
Does Creating Accessible PDFs guarantee legal compliance of my service?
No. The training teaches methods and requirements but replaces neither a formal audit nor legal advice. You learn to identify and fix problems yourself and to know when an external review makes sense.
Can we run Creating Accessible PDFs on our own website or app?
Yes, gladly. If you tell us sample pages, documents or prototypes beforehand, we build them into the exercises. Alternatively we work with our own sample projects if internal content may not be shown.
How much does “Creating Accessible PDFs” cost?
The course costs a flat €949 plus VAT per participant – whether online or on-site. This includes 6 hours of live training with a trainer, course materials, a lab environment and a certificate of attendance.
Can I suggest my own date?
Yes. For every location we suggest a date roughly four weeks ahead. In the request form you can always describe your preferred date or period in free text – we check availability and get back to you within one working day.
Is the course online or on-site?
Both are possible: live online in a virtual classroom or on-site in Munich, Salzburg, Berlin, Augsburg, Hanover, Bremen, Stuttgart and Kaiserslautern. We can also run the course exclusively for your team.
Can the course be tailored to our team?
Yes. Tailor-made courses cost approx. €4,500 more, depending on the topic and by arrangement. We agree content, examples and exercises with you in advance.