- Thursday, October 22, 11:00 AM
- Location: Zoom, recording made available afterwards
- Registration is required
About the PDF and Alternatives
PDF was once the gold standard for document storage, security, and importance. Unfortunately, this venerable document format no longer requires a license to edit, can be unlocked easily, is outmoded for handheld devices, and requires advanced knowledge and time to be made accessible.
There are many ways to update, replace, or fix your PDFs. Join ITSS and Kathryn A. Martin Library Staff for a presentation that covers:
- A short history of the Portable Document Format as well as modern considerations for security and ease of access.
- A walkthrough of the time investment to remediate pdfs to accessible formats
- Flowcharts on when PDF, HTML, PPTx, and DOCx documents can substituted,
- Workflows for creating accessible documents, including PDF to HTML, Word, PowerPoint, and Docs, and
- What to do if your document must remain a pdf
Be warned. You might change your opinion of the PDF.
The presenters will leave time for questions and opportunities to set up individual and group consultations on document accessibility and library resources.
About the Presenters
Amelia Warmka is the Library Course Materials Specialist at UMD’s Kathryn A. Martin Library. She works with digital and physical reserves through the Library Course Materials page in Canvas. Please direct questions to [email protected].
Adam Brisk is an Academic Technologist and serves Academic Digital Accessibility Liaison for the University of Minnesota Duluth. He can be reached at [email protected] and booked via appointment at atbrisk.youcanbook.me
Can’t attend?
- The event will be recorded and the slides will be shared for future use. Please register for the session.
- This presentation was inspired by the presentation by Shane Nackerud and Laura Vavrosky for the UMN Accessibility Ambassadors. Review their slides and captioned recording).