Accessibility

Improving access to electronic information for people with disabilities

Adobe helps make electronic information more accessible to people with disabilities including but not limited to: blindness, low vision, hearing, or motor impairments. In partnership with leading technology companies, Adobe can help you:

• Access content using assistive technologies such as screen readers or screen magnifiers
• Create accessible content using Adobe authoring tools
• Use Adobe® Acrobat® software to create accessible Adobe PDF files
• Use Adobe tools to generate accessible forms

What do you want to do?

Read PDF content

Learn how to configure free Adobe Reader® 6.0 software to work with the assistive technology you use and obtain greater access to PDF files.

• Download Adobe Reader

  The full version of Adobe Reader includes features that enhance the accessibility of PDF documents.

Create accessible content

Adobe products make it easy for authors to create and distribute accessible content.

Comply with mandates

Learn how Adobe products help government agencies comply with accessibility mandates such as Section 508 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act.

Convert PDF content

Learn how to use an online conversion tool to extract content from a PDF file and have it delivered to you in ASCII text or HTML format.

Learn more

Reading PDF documents with Adobe Reader 6.0: A guide for people with disabilities

Read this step-by-step guide.
(HTML version) (PDF: 1.2M)

Creating Accessible Adobe PDF Files: A Guide for Document Authors (PDF: 4.3M)

Creating accessible forms in PDF, XML, or HTML with Adobe Designer 6.0 (PDF: 422k)

Acrobat 6.0 and accessibility at a glance (PDF: 151k)

Discover the many accessibility features available with the Acrobat 6.0 family.

Watchfire WebXACT

Use this free Web service to test Web sites for accessibility and privacy.