Document remediation
Remediate a PDF, start to finish
5:47 · Captions on screen · No narrationUpload a PDF, follow the automatic processing stages, choose to keep or rebuild the layout, fix findings in guided review, then download, approve, and publish an exact version.
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0:00Remediate a PDF, start to finish.
- Upload a document, let the pipeline repair its structure, review every finding, and download an accessible copy you can stand behind.
0:14Upload your PDF
- Every PDF follows one journey: upload, review, download. It starts in PDF remediation.
0:20Open PDF remediation
- From your workspace, open PDF remediation in the sidebar under Review and improve.
- The page tells you the journey up front: Upload, Review, Download.
- Your plan allowance is visible before you start: file size and documents left this month.
0:42Drop one PDF
- Drop one PDF, or click to choose it. Files up to 50 MB are accepted.
- In production, every upload is scanned for malware before any parsing begins.
- Your original stays private and intact. Every later change is saved as a separate copy.
1:05Let the pipeline work
- Processing runs on its own worker. You can leave the page; it keeps going.
1:10Fifteen stages, one run
- Text, layout, images, tables and links are pulled into one structured model of the document.
- AI writes image descriptions. A separate pass then checks the structure against your original page by page.
- The run ends with a tagged PDF, an accessible web page, and a scored audit.
1:40When a run fails
- Scanned pages get text recovery first. Anything unreadable is flagged, never guessed.
- If a run fails you see why, with Retry processing one click away.
2:00Choose your output
- Keep the page appearance you already have, or rebuild the layout. Your original is never touched either way.
2:06Keep it, or rebuild it
- Keep the original layout makes a retagged copy. Headings and reading structure change; the page looks the same.
- Rebuild the layout makes a new tagged PDF from the reviewed content. Spacing and page breaks can change.
- Both create a separate PDF. If layout preservation fails, you are told. It is never silently swapped.
2:38Review with guidance
- Findings sit next to the page they affect, one at a time, with only the controls you need.
2:43Fix it where it happens
- Review your PDF shows the page on the left and the current finding on the right.
- Here a heading jumps from H2 to H4. Change its role to Heading 3 right on the page.
- The draft autosaves and is re-checked. Moving to the next item never clears a finding by itself.
3:15Descriptions and deep tools
- Image descriptions written by AI are proposals. Accept, edit, or mark the image decorative.
- Advanced tools open the full tag tree, reading order, deterministic checks and an AI visual review.
- Use Check reading order when a page has columns, sidebars or callouts.
3:45Download, approve, publish
- Save an exact version, download it, get it approved, and publish the accessible web page.
3:51One exact, saved version
- Prepare download confirms your output and builds an immutable copy in the background.
- Keep working. Processing jobs and the completion indicator lead back to the exact result.
- Downloading the same saved PDF again never creates another version.
4:19Approval bound to a version
- Files & version history keeps the immutable original and every saved PDF. Restore any of them.
- Request team approval. The decision attaches to the exact version that was reviewed.
- A later edit creates a new version, so it can never inherit an earlier approval.
4:49Publish the accessible page
- Every document also becomes an accessible HTML page: responsive, semantic, readable on any device.
- Choose Private, Unlisted or Public, then publish the reviewed version.
- Need to share outside the workspace? Create an expiring viewing link, with an optional password.
5:19What you now know
- Upload one PDF. Your original stays private and intact.
- Fifteen automatic stages build structure, descriptions and checks.
- Keep the original layout, or rebuild it. Nothing is silently swapped.
- Fix findings beside the page. Moving on never clears them.
- Download an exact saved version. Approval binds to that version.
- Publish accessible HTML, private, unlisted or public.
5:36Start with three remediation documents a month.
- No card required.
- Automated checking and remediation reduce accessibility work. They do not certify WCAG, PDF/UA, ADA or Section 508 conformance; qualified human review is still required.