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Understand automation, conformance, and manual remediation

Know what DocAccessible automates, what still requires human validation, and when exact-layout manual PDF remediation is the right path.

For
Accessibility leads, publishers, reviewers, and purchasers
Typical time
8 minutes

Before you start

No workspace setup is required to use this guide.

Procedure

Step by step

  1. Define the required output

    Decide whether readers need responsive web content, an offline tagged PDF, the exact original layout, or more than one format.

  2. Use automation for detectable structure

    Automated checks and remediation can help with tags, headings, lists, language, links, images, and normalized content where evidence is sufficient.

  3. Keep manual decisions open

    Use qualified review for reading order, complex tables, charts, forms, contextual alternatives, language changes, and assistive-technology behavior.

  4. Choose manual remediation for exact layout

    If design, pagination, forms, or print behavior must remain unchanged, request a separately scoped human remediation assessment instead of relying on a rebuilt PDF.

Responsible claims

Do not describe a score, automated check, rebuilt output, or workflow approval as proof of WCAG, PDF/UA, ADA, or Section 508 conformance. Record the evidence and human decisions that support your own release process.

Build a validation plan

Match review depth to audience, document complexity, legal obligations, and the consequences of failure. Include keyboard and screen-reader checks with representative tasks, not only validator output.

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