#35855: Add a disclaimer about PDF accessibility issues in docs
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Reporter: Thibaud Colas | Owner: (none)
Type: | Status: new
Cleanup/optimization |
Component: Documentation | Version: dev
Severity: Normal | Resolution:
Keywords: accessibility, | Triage Stage:
djangonaut space, pdf | Unreviewed
Has patch: 0 | Needs documentation: 0
Needs tests: 0 | Patch needs improvement: 0
Easy pickings: 0 | UI/UX: 0
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Comment (by Thibaud Colas):
I didn’t know about that page in the ReportLab docs! I’m baffled to read
their tagged PDF support is [https://docs.reportlab.com/pdf-
accessibility/#availability only available for paid users], not sure what
to make of that information. There’s no way a PDF with any kind of
formatting in it would be considered good enough for an organization that
has to follow accessibility standards.
@Natalia PDFs have accessibility issues like any other content, but
they’re even more prevalent because a lot of software out there requires
extra steps to produce accessible PDFs. The page shared by Sarah is a good
overview of things that are often missing and can be resolved (in
particular tagging). Additionally I would recommend reading:
- [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDF/UA PDF/UA], the standard for PDF
files’ accessibility. The first requirement "Complete tagging" is what’s
only available in the paid version of ReportLab (…).
- [https://gds.blog.gov.uk/2018/07/16/why-gov-uk-content-should-be-
published-in-html-and-not-pdf/ Why GOV.UK content should be published in
HTML and not PDF]. This is a good authoritative overview of fundamental
accessibility issues with the format (such as lack of responsive resizing
and reflow, lack of text resizing, and color theming).
@Claude we want Django sites to be accessible.That means the framework,
including docs, certainly should encourage good practices for
accessibility. As is the case for security, performance, etc. A warning
seems commensurate with the size of the footgun.
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