Making InDesign and PDF documents accessible

For whom?

This course is intended for those who work as graphic designers, original designers, ADs or have equivalent tasks and who produce accessible documents and PDFs in InDesign.

To get the most out of this course, we recommend that you first take the course Introduction to creating accessible documents.

About the course

During this course, you will not only learn the technical aspects of accessible document production in InDesign, but also how to think about the content of the original production to facilitate post production in Adobe Acrobat Pro. We will go through various tips and tricks on how you can facilitate the work along the way. Of course, there will be an opportunity to ask questions directly to our expert during and after the course.

Course content

During the course you will learn about:

• Workflows and how to work in the process of making PDF files fully accessible in the pre-work in InDesign.
• Accessible document structure.
• Accessible internal and external links.
• Footnotes and endnotes.
• Colour contrast and colour blindness, tools and techniques.
• Designing accessible tables.
• Appropriate text options for images, charts and infographics.
• Text formatting and paragraph formats.
• Available fonts.
• Language management available forms.
• Some post-processing in Acrobat Pro linked to pre-processing in InDesign.
• Accessibility check of the document in Acrobat Pro.

How is the course delivered?

The course consists of two parts; a recorded course followed by a teacher-led one-day live session. 

Self-paced course on-demand

With this self-paced course, you get a basic overview, but also the opportunity to focus on selected areas that you have a particular need for. You can access the course when it suits you. The course is divided into parts - take one or more at a time. You can also use the course as a knowledge base; the search function makes it easy to find what you need.

• Access to the course on-demand on Funka Academy's learning portal for 6 months.
• 10 parts, totalling 55 minutes of recorded films and reference material.

Add a live course session

Do you need more advanced skills? Perhaps you are in, or about to enter, a role that requires in-depth knowledge of accessibility? Or do you simply feel that you learn best and most from live training?

We offer a supplementary course session as an extension and continuation of the self-paced course. It focuses on developing and applying your knowledge with opportunities for discussion, practical exercises and interaction.

• Live expert-led course session, 4 hours including short breaks, 14:00 - 18:00, CET Central European Time 
• Funka's certified accessibility experts lead the sessions.

After the course

After completing the course, you will receive a digital Funka Course Certificate showing that you have participated and the scope and content of the course.

You have continued access to the on-demand course material and knowledge bank for 6 months from the date of order.

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