# Wait, what exactly makes a PDF document accessible, and how do I know if mine is?

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**Created:** [November 12, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://www.spacequbegame.com/t/wait-what-exactly-makes-a-pdf-document-accessible-and-how-do-i-know-if-mine-is/129 "2026-11-12T10:07:28Z")\
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**Author:** ![movie\_fan](https://www.spacequbegame.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e495f1/32.png) [@movie\_fan](https://www.spacequbegame.com/u/movie_fan)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 10:07am UTC](https://www.spacequbegame.com/t/wait-what-exactly-makes-a-pdf-document-accessible-and-how-do-i-know-if-mine-is/129/1 "2026-11-12T10:07:28Z")

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A client wants the 30-page report I made for them to be accessible, and I have no idea what that means for a PDF. Is it just about selectable text, or is there more to it, and how would I tell if mine passes?

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**Author:** ![ClumsyRed](https://www.spacequbegame.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/c/e9c0ed/32.png) [@ClumsyRed](https://www.spacequbegame.com/u/ClumsyRed)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2026, 10:08am UTC](https://www.spacequbegame.com/t/wait-what-exactly-makes-a-pdf-document-accessible-and-how-do-i-know-if-mine-is/129/2 "2026-11-12T10:08:05Z")

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had the same thing last month with a planner client. its more than just selectable text, you need alt text for images and the order to make sense for screen readers. i just selected all the text in mine to check the flow. tbh thats what i did and it was fine for them.