Adobe's® Acrobat Accessibility Page
Provides links to a number of documents that discuss the accessibility features of PDFs.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/solutionsacc.html
How to Create Accessible Adobe PDF Files Booklet
This Adobe PDF booklet is a step-by-step guide that covers the basics for creating and optimizing Adobe Portable Document Format (PDF) files so that they can be made accessible to users with disabilities such as blindness or low vision.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_booklet.html
WebAIM's Adobe Acrobat Accessibility Techniques
Discusses the accessibility problems with PDF documents and what can be done to ameliorate them.
http://www.webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/
The W3C's PDF Techniques for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 and 2.0
Describes how to create accessible Adobe Portable Document Format as refered to in the PDF Reference Manual Second Edition, Version 1.3 which explains the changes between PDF 1.3 and 1.4 .
http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/WCAG-PDF-TECHS-20010913/
Accessible PDF: A Strategic Review by Duff Johnson, Planet PDF Contributing Editor. April 22, 2004.
Offers an articulate, concise, and honest assessment of the problem and recommends a solution for Adobe.
Accessible PDF Learning Center
Combines resources on the general topic of accessible PDF files.
PowerPoint Accessibility Techniques
Provides information on the University of Illinois's PowerPoint add-on that "does a good job of converting Microsoft® PowerPoint® slides into an accessible HTML format." Includes instructions for downloading and installing the add on. The second half of the article discusses other alternatives.
Solid Converter PDF to Word
An inexpensive ($49) tool to convert text-based Adobe® Acrobat® PDF documents into Microsoft® Word® format.
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