[Athen] [WebAIM] Removing the PDF/UA Identifier in Acrobat Pro DC

[Karen McCall]

The PDF/UA identifier is voluntary and "validates" that the PDF does comply with the international standard. With that identifier comes expectations that the PDF is actually accessible.

Since someone must physically put the PDF/UA identifier/sticker on the PDF, anyone can claim PDF/UA conformance, even on a PDF that is not accessible. It is up to the PDF remediator or the content author converting the content to tagged PDF to be honest enough to only put the identifier on accessible conforming PDF.

I have a PDF that I cannot make accessible but someone has put the PDF/UA identifier on it saying that the PDF IS accessible. I need to be able to remove that claim so that people don't expect an accessible PDF when they open the document.

Cheers, Karen

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Robert Spangler
Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2022 12:39 PM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: Re: [Athen] [WebAIM] Removing the PDF/UA Identifier in Acrobat Pro DC

Hello, unsure of what PDF/UA is, I looked it up and see that it's PDF/Universal Access.  The article I read then goes on to talk about the importance of tagging documents and such.  It sounds like the PDF/UA attribute is a good thing.  Why would someone want to remove it?

Thanks,
Robert


On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 12:17 PM Karen McCall <K4mccall at outlook.com<mailto:K4mccall at outlook.com>> wrote:
Thanks everyone!

That worked! I seldom go into those property areas and forget they exist.

Cheers, Karen

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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Removing the PDF/UA Identifier in Acrobat Pro DC

I had to do this a couple of times a year or so ago. I went into Acrobat Pro, Properties, Additional Metadata and then I deleted the PDF/UA entry and saved it and it gets rid of the PDF/UA identifier. That is the only way I could do it.

Cheers

Lisa

On Wed, May 25, 2022 at 11:14 AM Karen McCall <K4mccall at outlook.com<mailto:K4mccall at outlook.com>> wrote:


> Morning Everyone!

>

> I have a PDF from a scanned image that I cannot make accessible and

> someone has put the PDF/UA identifier on it. How do I remove the

> PDF/UA identifier from a PDF document?

>

> I can't find any information on how to do this online.

>

> Thanks in advance for your help!

>

> Cheers, Karen

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