Adobe Corporation
Adobe announces results of “Survey on PDF File Accessibility” ~ Approximately 60% of website operators use PDF accessibility features, and approximately 80% expect further improvements in accessibility through the use of AI, etc. ~
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[December 4, 2023]
Adobe Corporation (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President: Claire Darley, hereinafter referred to as Adobe) announced today that it has hired 300 employees directly involved in website operations (150 from companies with 300 or fewer employees and 301 or more employees). We announced the results of a “Survey on PDF File Accessibility” that targeted 150 people from companies in
This survey was conducted in conjunction with “Disability Week”, which will be held from December 3rd, as there is a growing demand for accessibility to information and services provided on the web. This was done to clarify the actual situation regarding file accessibility. The main findings of this survey are as follows.
Approximately 60% (59.7%) of website operators use PDF accessibility features Approximately 60% (58.4%) of companies apply accessibility guidelines to PDF, and less than half (46.5%) of companies with 300 or fewer employees.
The top settings that are applied to improve the accessibility of PDF content are “alternative text,” “bookmarks,” and “color contrast” in that order.
Approximately 80% (77.7%) expect that corporate accessibility will improve through the use of AI, etc.
Approximately 60% (59.7%) of website operators use PDF accessibility features PDF tools have a variety of functions that enhance accessibility by organizing and converting information in PDF into data by checking functions to determine whether the PDF is accessible, setting the reading order, and tagging the document structure. Equipped with When we asked people directly involved in the operation of websites who answered that they use PDFs for work whether they had ever used the accessibility functions included in PDF creation and management tools in their work, they answered, “Frequently.” Approximately 60% (59.7%) of respondents answered that they use the service, with 24.2% saying they use it often and 35.5% saying they use it occasionally. Furthermore, when narrowing down the respondents to those who answered that they “frequently use the service,” there was a 12.3% difference among companies with 300 or fewer employees and 36.1% among companies with 301 or more employees, which is about three times the difference. It has become clear that the more people are using PDF accessibility features.
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information they need. We will support you in obtaining this.” “Survey on accessibility of PDF files” Overview
Survey method: Internet survey
Target: 300 people (those who answered that they belong to departments such as planning/marketing, sales promotion, general affairs, design/creator, information systems, etc., and are directly involved in work such as creating and updating their company’s website) (150 employees will be divided equally between 300 or less employees and 301 or more employees)
Survey period: November 6, 2023 to November 7, 2023
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(https://www.adobe.com/jp/about-adobe.html).
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▼You can also view the press release here. ●Adobe newsroom site
https://www.adobe.com/jp/news-room/news/202312/20231204_dc-pdf-accessibility-survey.html ●PDF
https://www.adobe.com/content/dam/cc/jp/news-room/pdfs/202312/20231204_dc-pdf-accessibility-survey.pdf