Disability Services and Support
Teaching Students With Disabilities
PDF Files
In order for the content of a PDF file to be accessible it must be text-based. Some PDF files are created as "images" which are not accessible to screen reader software.
PDF files should be "tagged" to be fully accessible. This allows for:
- logical reading order
- images with text descriptions
- descriptions for table structures
Note: PDFs created by copiers are image files.
There are ways to convert PDFs into text-based. Acrobat Pro is required to do this. Instructions for making accessible PDFs and checking the accessibility of your PDF files.
Contact Us
Office of Disability Resources
Student Disability Services
Jen Prosceo, Director
Taylor Hall
585-276-5075
disability@rochester.edu
Lynnett Van Slyke
University Ombuds and Associate Vice Provost of Disability Compliance
36 Wallis Hall
585-275-9125
l.vanslyke@rochester.edu