PDF Accessibility Remediation
Tag structure, reading order, alt text, form fields, table headers, language metadata — everything Title II expects of a public PDF.
A NJ school district or municipality publishes hundreds of PDFs a year — board agendas, meeting minutes, budget docs, forms, brochures. Under Title II, most need to be accessibility-remediated. We do the work per page at a fixed price.
One accountable partner, fast decisions, and a premium result that looks expensive and feels simple. We confirm scope, build fast, and ship.
PDF remediation, step by step
PDF accessibility is one of the most common Title II gaps for NJ public entities. The main municipal site might pass automated WCAG scans; the board agenda PDF posted three days ago almost certainly does not. Under Title II, both matter.
A remediated PDF has a few things an unremediated one does not: (1) a tag structure that defines headings, paragraphs, lists, tables, and reading order — without it, a screen reader reads gibberish; (2) alt text on every meaningful image and "artifact" tagging on decorative ones; (3) form fields with labels, descriptions, and a logical tab order; (4) tables with proper header markup and scope attributes; (5) document-level metadata (title, language, primary purpose).
Our process: you send us a batch of PDFs, we send back accessibility-remediated copies with a brief per-document report showing what we changed and any residual issues that need a source-document edit (e.g., low-contrast scanned signatures we can't fix without a re-scan). Pricing is per page at a fixed rate so you know the cost before you commit.
For NJ municipalities and school districts publishing a steady stream of board agendas, we offer a recurring agreement: each new agenda PDF is remediated within 48 hours of you sending it. That removes the "publish first, remediate later" gap that becomes a Title II audit finding.
We will not pretend a remediated PDF is "compliant." Compliance is a legal status. A remediated PDF is a PDF that passes the technical standards used to evaluate accessibility. That distinction matters — and competitors that promise "compliant PDFs" are overpromising.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much per page?
Typical: $8–$25 per page depending on complexity (simple text page on the low end, dense form or table-heavy page on the high end). Bulk rates available for libraries of 100+ pages. Send a sample, we send a fixed quote.
Can you remediate scanned PDFs?
Sometimes. Scanned PDFs need OCR first to add a text layer. If the scan quality is reasonable, OCR + remediation works. If the source scan is poor, the cleanest fix is to re-source the original document. We'll tell you which path makes sense before charging.
Do you remediate fillable forms?
Yes. Fillable PDF forms are higher complexity (per-field label, description, role, tab order, error messaging) so per-page pricing is higher. We do them.
What about board agenda PDFs every month?
Recurring remediation agreement: each new agenda PDF remediated within 48 hours of receipt at a fixed monthly rate. Removes the "publish-first, fix-later" gap.
Will the remediated PDF "pass" all automated scanners?
It will pass the major scanners (PAC 2024, Adobe Pro accessibility checker, axe-PDF). No automated scanner can fully evaluate PDF accessibility — certain things (reading order quality, alt text accuracy) require human review. We tell you what each scanner reports plus what manual review found.