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PDF Accessibility Checklist

27 checks covering EN 301 549 Chapter 10 / PDF/UA (ISO 14289). Mark each check Pass, Fail, or N/A — guidance and fix instructions expand inline.

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Document Identity

Critical

Document title set in metadata

WCAG 2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)

Critical

Primary language declared

WCAG 3.1.1 Language of Page (Level A)

Minor

Author and subject metadata present

Best Practice

Critical

PDF/UA-1 XMP identification metadata present

ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA-1) §6.7.11

Major

ViewerPreferences/DisplayDocTitle set to true

WCAG 2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)

Structure & Reading Order

Critical

Document is tagged (PDF tags present)

WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships (Level A)

Critical

Reading order matches visual layout

WCAG 1.3.2 Meaningful Sequence (Level A)

Major

Heading styles used (H1, H2, H3…)

WCAG 1.3.1 / 2.4.6 Headings and Labels (Level AA)

Major

Heading levels are not skipped

WCAG 1.3.1 (Level A)

Major

Lists use proper list styles (not manual dashes)

WCAG 1.3.1 (Level A)

Major

Bookmarks present for documents over 20 pages

WCAG 2.4.5 Multiple Ways (Level AA)

Images & Non-text Content

Critical

All informative images have alt text

WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content (Level A)

Major

Decorative images marked as artifacts

WCAG 1.1.1 (Level A)

Critical

Charts and diagrams have descriptive alt text or a text equivalent

WCAG 1.1.1 (Level A)

Critical

Document is not a scanned image (real text present)

WCAG 1.1.1 (Level A)

Tables

Critical

Tables have header rows/columns tagged as <TH>

WCAG 1.3.1 (Level A)

Major

Tables have a caption or accessible name

WCAG 1.3.1 (Level A)

Major

Tables are not used for visual layout only

WCAG 1.3.1 (Level A)

Links & Navigation

Major

Hyperlinks have descriptive text (not 'click here')

WCAG 2.4.4 Link Purpose In Context (Level AA)

Minor

Full URLs in text are readable when spoken

WCAG 2.4.4 (Level AA)

Contrast & Visual

Critical

Text meets minimum contrast ratio (4.5:1 for normal, 3:1 for large)

WCAG 1.4.3 Contrast Minimum (Level AA)

Major

Colour is not used as the only visual means of conveying information

WCAG 1.4.1 Use of Colour (Level A)

Major

Text is not presented as images (unless logo or essential)

WCAG 1.4.5 Images of Text (Level AA)

Forms

Critical

Interactive form fields have accessible labels

WCAG 1.3.1 / 4.1.2 Name, Role, Value (Level A)

Major

Form tab order is logical

WCAG 2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A)

Other

Minor

PDF opens showing the document title (not filename) in the title bar

WCAG 2.4.2 Page Titled (Level A)

Critical

Security settings do not block assistive technologies

WCAG 4.1.2 (Level A)

EN 301 549 Chapter 10 — Non-web documents. Under the EAA, documents provided as part of a digital service (e.g. invoices, bank statements, booking confirmations, product manuals) must be accessible. PDF/UA (ISO 14289-1) is the recognised technical standard. Documents failing Chapter 10 are a direct EAA non-conformity for service providers in scope.

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