WCAG 2.1 AA · PDF/UA · Section 508

Automated PDF Accessibility

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Which industries use automated PDF remediation?

Government & Public Sector

Meet ADA Title II deadlines with automated compliance.

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Healthcare

Make patient documents accessible and compliant.

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Higher Education

Ensure course materials are accessible for every student.

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WCAG 2.1 AA
Compliant
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Section 508
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PDF/UA-1
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How does automated PDF remediation work?

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Analysis

RemeDocs analyzes your PDF's structure, extracts text via OCR, detects layout, and builds a complete document map.

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Remediation

We apply full accessibility fixes: tagging, alt text, heading hierarchy, table structure, metadata, and reading order.

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Delivery

You get a PDF/UA-1 compliant PDF, an audit certificate, and detailed issue-by-issue reports.

What PDF accessibility issues does RemeDocs fix?

Tags

PDF Structure

Complete document tag tree: proper nesting, role mapping, and semantic structure per PDF/UA spec.

Images

Alt Text

Automatically generated descriptions for every figure and chart. Decorative images are properly tagged as artifacts.

Headings

Heading Hierarchy

Corrected H1–H6 levels. Skipped levels and ambiguous headings automatically resolved.

Tables

Table Structure

Header cells, scope attributes, and merged cell handling. Screen reader navigation improved.

Links

Link Text

Bare-URL and "click here" links rewritten to be descriptive and meaningful.

Metadata

Document Metadata

Language, title, author, and XMP metadata set for screen reader compatibility.

Why is PDF accessibility compliance required?

14,000+ lawsuits filed annually under ADA Title II and III related to web/document accessibility.

$3M+ average settlement for accessibility-related litigation against enterprises.

April 2026 deadline — ADA Title II compliance requirements are now in effect for state and local governments.

15% of population has a disability requiring accessible document formats.

Without RemeDocs

  • Manual tagging (hours per document)
  • Inconsistent quality
  • OCR text extraction errors
  • Compliance risk
  • Ongoing maintenance burden

With RemeDocs

  • Automated in seconds
  • Consistent, audited compliance
  • Advanced OCR and automated remediation
  • Legal-grade audit certificates
  • Scale to unlimited documents

What our customers say

★★★★★

“We had over 12,000 legacy PDFs that needed to be compliant before the April 2026 deadline. RemeDocs processed our entire backlog in under a week. Our previous vendor was quoting us 8 months and triple the cost.”

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Denise Wallace
ADA Compliance Director, County of Maricopa
★★★★★

“We were manually tagging PDFs with Adobe Acrobat — it took our team 2–3 hours per document. RemeDocs does it in seconds and the output consistently passes PAC 2024 validation. It’s not even close.”

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Kevin Ramirez
Director of Digital Accessibility, Portland State University
★★★★★

“As a regional hospital system, every patient-facing document has to be accessible. RemeDocs let us integrate remediation directly into our publishing workflow — compliance is now automatic, not an afterthought.”

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Sandra Park
VP of Compliance, Great Lakes Health Network
★★★★★

“We evaluated CommonLook, axesPDF, and a handful of manual remediation firms. RemeDocs was the only solution that could handle our volume — 500+ documents per month — without sacrificing quality or blowing our budget.”

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James Thornton
IT Director, Ohio Department of Transportation

How we compare

Most accessibility solutions require manual effort, expensive consultants, or software that only finds problems without fixing them. RemeDocs automates full remediation.

Capability RemeDocs Manual Firms Adobe Acrobat Pro CommonLook axesPDF
Full automated remediation Partial Partial
Processing speed Seconds Days–weeks Hours (manual) Hours (guided) Hours (guided)
AI-generated alt text (human)
OCR for scanned PDFs
PDF/UA-1 certified output Varies
Audit certificates Varies
API & batch processing
No accessibility expertise needed
Cost per document From $1 $50–$300+ License + labor License + labor License + labor

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Frequently asked questions

RemeDocs handles all common PDF types: text-based documents, scanned image PDFs, mixed documents, multi-column layouts, forms, and documents with tables and figures.
Most PDFs are remediated within seconds. Processing time depends on document size and complexity, but even large multi-page documents typically complete in under 2 minutes.
Yes. RemeDocs uses OCR to extract text from scanned documents and images, then applies full remediation including proper tagging, alt text, and reading order correction.
Yes. Documents are processed in isolated environments and permanently deleted after remediation. We comply with GDPR, CCPA, and SOC 2 Type II requirements.

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