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These WCAG Techniques are currently under review by the Mobile Accessibility Task Force. Any changes marked are a draft and are NOT approved by the Mobile Accessibility Task Force and the WCAG Working Group

Instructions to the Task Force

1. Select a technique to evaluate.
2. Read the full technique in the WCAG Techniques.
3. Determine if the technique is applicable to Mobile Accessibility.
   • If the technique is not applicable to mobile accessibility (please use this category sparingly – beware mobile stereotypes):
     • Edit the list below by pasting this string after the technique name:

       <span style="color:#808080;"> (not applicable)  </span>

     • Add your name and date at the end of the same line.
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   • If the technique is applicable but does not require any changes:
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       <span style="color:green;"> (applicable as is)  </span>

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   • If the technique requires changes:
     • Edit the list below by adding double brackets [[ ]] around the number of the technique to make a new wiki page. (Don't include the colon inside the brackets.)
     • Paste this string after the technique name:

       <span style="color:#D90000;"> (requires changes)</span>

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     • Open the new page by clicking on the red link.
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     • Copy and paste the list below at the top of the page, and enter your comments.
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'''Notes on the WCAG Technique Sections'''
* Applicability: PLACEHOLDER
* Description: PLACEHOLDER 
* Examples: PLACEHOLDER 
* Related: PLACEHOLDER
* Tests: PLACEHOLDER 
- NAME and DATE

PDF Techniques

• PDF1: Applying text alternatives to images with the Alt entry in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF2: Creating bookmarks in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF3: Ensuring correct tab and reading order in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF4: Hiding decorative images with the Artifact tag in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF5: Indicating required form controls in PDF forms (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF6: Using table elements for table markup in PDF Documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF7: Performing OCR on a scanned PDF document to provide actual text (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF8: Providing definitions for abbreviations via an E entry for a structure element (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF9: Providing headings by marking content with heading tags in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF10: Providing labels for interactive form controls in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF11: Providing links and link text using the /Link structure element in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF12: Providing name, role, value information for form fields in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF13: Providing replacement text using the /Alt entry for links in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF14: Providing running headers and footers in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF15: Providing submit buttons with the submit-form action in PDF forms (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF16: Setting the default language using the /Lang entry in the document catalog of a PDF document (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF17: Specifying consistent page numbering for PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF18: Specifying the document title using the Title entry in the document information dictionary of a PDF document (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF19: Specifying the language for a passage or phrase with the Lang entry in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF20: Using Adobe Acrobat Pro's Table Editor to repair misstagged tables (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF21: Using List tags for lists in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF22: Indicating when user input falls outside the required format or values in PDF forms (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014
• PDF23: Providing interactive form controls in PDF documents (applicable as is) Alan Smith 6 Feb 2014