The Basics of PDF Accessibility

Date: Thursday, December 4th, 2025

Time: 10:00 to 11:30 AM Central Time

This webinar will introduce participants to the basic concepts of PDF accessibility. We’ll cover the advantages and disadvantages of using PDF, common accessibility errors with PDF, creating an accessible PDF from a source document, and working with existing PDFs. 

Registration

This event is free but registration is required. Once registered, you will receive a link to join the event.

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About the Presenter

Melanie Thornton is the Director of Initiatives on Access and Justice at University of Arkansas Partners. She provides professional development on topics related to leadership, disability, accessibility, and design. She is very interested in working with organizations to create more accessible environments.

Accessibility

We are committed to creating accessible events. We will provide human-generated captioning services. Other disability-related accommodations can be requested in the registration form.

Questions?

Feel free to contact Melanie Thornton at [email protected].

This presentation is provided with support from iCAN-Arkansas.

Melanie Thornton

Digital Accessibility Consultant
Director, Initiatives for Advancing Disability Access
University of Arkansas Partners

University of Arkansas Partners – College of Education and Health Professions

Mobile: 501-291-3217 (V/Text)


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