CommonLook PDF is the remediator’s tool for fixing PDF documents.
While there is a lot of automation built in,
there are still checkpoints that need to be manually addressed.

Fortunately, CommonLook PDF takes the user through all of those
items in the document so that these issues are addressed,
and the PDF is accessible.

If you have lots of poorly or untagged PDF documents
CommonLook PDF is your fastest path to accessible content.

Accessibility remediation with
Adobe Acrobat or CommonLook PDF?

CommonLook PDF plugin enhances native accessibility
remeditation capabilities and features of
Adobe Acrobat Professional and Standard.

Acrobat doesn’t test for conformance against all globally recognized
accessibility standards while CommonLook PDF tests against
ISO PDF/UA, W3C/WCAG 2.0 AA / 2.1 AA, U.S. Section 508 and U.S. HHS.

• Why does CommonLook PDF och PAC3 tell me I’m failing
  when the PDF passes in Adobe Acrobat?"

A CommonLook Detailed Comparison:
The Top 5 PDF Accessibility Remediation Software Tools

• Adobe Acrobat Pro DC, or


• CommonLook PDF, or


• axesPDF, or


• AccessibilityNow® Remediate, or


• Equidox

Blog article helping you to determine
which tool is best for your organization:

• A CommonLook Detailed Comparison:
  The Top 5 PDF Accessibility Remediation Software Tools

CommonLook PDF helps to reach compliance with
accessibility standards, disability laws and regulations

As more and more individuals and organizations strive to be more
socially responsible and to comply with various accessibility standards
and disability laws and regulations, CommonLook PDF serves as an
essential tool in that pursuit.

This is true primarily for two reasons:

• CommonLook PDF greatly reduces the time and effort required to
  turn an inaccessible PDF file into one that can be used by persons
  with disabilities such as blindness, low vision, and limited mobility.


• CommonLook PDF measures the compliance of PDF files against
  the checkpoints set forth by a number of authoritative
  accessibility standards such as ISO PDF/UA, W3C/WCAG 2.0/2.1,
  U.S. Section 508, and U.S. HHS.
  
  By validating against the primary globally recognized standards
  established for document and PDF content accessibility,
  CommonLook PDF provides you with the means of ensuring your
  content can be produced in a manner that is likely to be acceptable
  to the regulatory jurisdiction governing your content.

Produce the highest quality accessible documents,
quickly and efficiently

CommonLook PDF enables teams to produce high quality
remediated documents, quickly and efficiently.
It simplifies and accelerates remediation tasks while injecting
a methodology into the remediation process.

This functionally rich solution is the premier choice for
industry professionals concerned with ensuring compliance
with accessibility standards.

Beyond efficiency and process optimization, CommonLook PDF includes
comprehensive auditing of manual and automatic validation points
in a definitive CommonLook Report.

Complete Toolset for PDF Remediation

CommonLook PDF provides an "all-in-one-environment" to
test, remediate and verify documents.
CommonLook PDF is loaded with powerful tools to
accelerate the remediation process.

• Convenient plug-in for Adobe Acrobat;
  it provides faster and more efficient results than Acrobat
  when verifying and correcting tags in PDF files


• Ensures conformance with applicable accessibility standards


• Scale up document remediation capacity,
  while maintaining quality and accuracy


• Allows verification and correction of tagging order and
  semantics in a dedicated, auditable workflow


• Automatically detects and repairs a variety of
  common PDF problems


• Drastically reduces the time required to
  evaluate and repair PDF documents


• Re-orders page content to improve the reading experience with
  mobile devices and software that does not support tagged PDF

Note! Using CommonLook PDF to fix PDFs will not change
the physical appearance of the document!

CommonLook PDF, like having an In-House Compliance Expert

As organizations strive to make their website and document content
compliant with the accessibility standards, they face gaps in their
in-house knowledge and resources.

CommonLook PDF is highly effective but requires knowledge
of accessibility compliance and standards as well as training.

Advantages:

• Reduces compliance costs by cutting the frequency and
  expense of document repairs


• Builds internal capability to address rising demand for accessible PDFs


• Guides users through each document’s accessibility checkpoints


• Access CommonLook training to raise document remediation skills

KeyFeatures:

CommonLook PDF Accessibility Plugin List of Features

• Provides validation against recognized standards:
  ISO PDF/UA 1.0, W3C/WCAG 2.0/2.1, U.S. Section 508, and U.S. HHS


• Supports structural validation based on ISO 32000-1:2008


• Supports documents with multi-page structures,
  and structures that move between pages


• Powerful, time-saving tools for working with
  tags, tables, lists, and tables of content


• Verification and correction of tagging order and
  semantics in a dedicated, auditable workflow


• Alerts users to correct structuring of
  tables, lists, and tables of contents.


• Output PDF files are verified by the software or the operator,
  as appropriate to each checkpoint


• Generates a checkpoint-by-checkpoint, element-by-element report,
  accepted by the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
  and other Federal agencies.


• Extensive reporting including the Matterhorn Protocol


• Support for automatic bookmark-generation
  (based on heading levels)

Features worth to notice:

• Optimization:

Displays information and performs actions
related to the current checkpoint.
Items addressed are removed from the list



• Automation:

Segment testing by individual checkpoint,
increasing productivity by allowing specialist users
(for example, alternate text authors or table specialists)
to focus on their subject-matter expertise



• Advanced Table Structure Editor:

The table checkpoint window provides a wide range of
powerful tools to verify and remediate tables



• Synchronized View:

Users may view logical structure and physical views together,
with or without artifacts displayed



• Verification Reports:

Provides detailed and summary test results
by page and for the document as a whole

CommonLook PDF - Optimization of tables in PDF documents

• Optimization of tables in PDF documents

  Time-consuming task in Adobe Acrobat
  is reduced to seconds in CommonLook PDF.

  
  

CommonLook PDF Workflow - Remediation Checklist

• Recommended Checklist Fixes To Create Accessible PDF

  
  

Workstation System Requirements

• Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP


• Adobe Acrobat 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 (Acrobat X),
  11.0 (Acrobat XI), or Acrobat DC - Standard or Professional

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