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Every PDF accessible. Automatically.

Audit any PDF, fix it with AI or certified experts, and serve it through an accessible in-browser viewer - all to WCAG 2.2, PDF/UA and Section 508.

WCAG 2.2 PDF/UA (ISO 14289-1) Section 508

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annual-report.pdf Accessible

93/ 100

Accessibility score

Compliant

WCAG 2.2 PDF/UA 508

Document100

Page98

Forms92

Alt text95

Tables90

Lists100

Headings96

EqualWeb PDF Tools make documents accessible automatically - checking, AI-remediating and serving accessible PDFs that meet WCAG 2.2, PDF/UA (ISO 14289-1) and Section 508.

What it is: A suite of PDF accessibility tools: a checker, AI auto-remediation, expert manual remediation, and an accessible in-browser PDF viewer.
Who it's for: Government, finance and education teams that publish high volumes of PDF documents.
What it solves: Audits PDFs across 7 categories, auto-tags headings, tables, alt text and reading order, and publishes accessible documents at scale.

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Four tools, one PDF workflow

Everything to make a PDF accessible

Check it, fix it automatically or with experts, and publish it in an accessible viewer - all in one place.

Checker Audit any PDF across 7 categories and get a clear accessibility score. Explore

AI Auto-Remediation Auto-tag headings, tables, alt text and reading order to WCAG 2.2 + PDF/UA. Explore

Manual Remediation Certified IAAP/CPWA experts remediate complex PDFs to full, verified compliance. Explore

Accessible Viewer One script turns any PDF into an accessible, in-browser reading experience. Explore

Check, fix, publish

From a broken PDF to an accessible one

Upload a document and the AI tags every component - headings, tables, alt text and reading order - to WCAG 2.2 and PDF/UA. Complex files go to certified experts, and you publish the accessible result anywhere.

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Any PDF, up to 200 pages

AI tags it

Headings, tables, alt, order

Accessible

WCAG 2.2 / PDF-UA / 508

Built for high-volume teams

Document accessibility at scale

For government, finance and education teams that publish PDFs by the hundred.

7-category checker + scoreDocument, Page, Forms, Alt, Tables, Lists and Headings - with a 0-100 score.

AI alt-text descriptionsSuggested alternative text for images, generated automatically.

OCR for scanned PDFsTurn image-only documents into tagged, accessible text - up to 400 pages.

Up to 200 pages / 100 MBPer file - and batch-upload up to 100 PDFs at once.

WCAG 2.2 / PDF-UA / 508 / EN 301549Remediated and validated against every standard accessible PDFs need.

Certified expert remediationIAAP/CPWA experts finish complex tables, forms and legal documents.

Questions

Accessible PDFs, explained

How do I make a PDF accessible?

Upload the PDF to EqualWeb PDF Tools; the AI scans every component (text, images, tables, forms, links), applies accessibility tagging, and outputs an accessible PDF compliant with WCAG 2.2, PDF/UA (ISO 14289-1) and Section 508, plus a report and a numerical score. Complex files can be finished by EqualWeb's certified experts.

What standards do accessible PDFs need to meet?

Accessible PDFs are typically required to meet WCAG 2.2, PDF/UA (ISO 14289-1), Section 508 and EN 301549. EqualWeb PDF Tools remediate and validate documents against all of these.

Can EqualWeb remediate scanned (image-only) PDFs?

The automated tools work on clickable, digitally generated PDFs. Scanned, image-only PDFs with no selectable text are handled through OCR and EqualWeb's expert manual remediation.

How large a PDF can EqualWeb process?

EqualWeb processes up to 200 pages and 100 MB per file, and you can batch-upload up to 100 PDFs at once.

What do I receive after PDF remediation?

You receive an accessible PDF compliant with WCAG 2.2 / PDF-UA / Section 508, a detailed report of what was fixed and what remains, and a numerical accessibility score; Managed clients also get a formal conformance validation.

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