Make Every PDF Compliant with PDF/UA, WCAG, ADA & Section 508

PDF compliance means your documents meet recognized accessibility standards and satisfy legal requirements. PDFix Desktop and PDFix SDK delivers a complete workflow to validate, remediate, and verify PDF accessibility compliance at scale.

Start by checking PDF with free PDF accessibility checker PDFix Desktop Lite, then move to complete automated remediation and compliance workflow in PDFix Desktop.

For organizations preparing for audits or procurement reviews, PDF compliance typically starts with PDF validation, followed by tagging and remediation of identified issues.

Why Organizations Need PDF Compliance Software

Organizations search for PDF compliance solutions to address critical business needs:

• Meet legal obligations – ADA Title II, Section 508, European Accessibility Act
• Pass accessibility audits – Procurement and legal review
• Reduce legal risk – Address discrimination complaints and regulatory non-compliance
• Ensure usability – Make documents accessible to everyone, including assistive technology users
• Scale compliance – Standardize workflows across large document libraries

Critical for:

• Government agencies (federal, state, local)
• Public institutions (education, healthcare, libraries)
• Enterprises with regulatory obligations
• Vendors serving public sector clients

PDFix is used by government and public sector organizations to standardize accessible document workflows, including U.S. government agencies and state administrations, as demonstrated in accessibility initiatives at USCIS and across U.S. Governors’ offices.

“True accessibility isn’t about passing every check – it’s about ensuring your PDF can be understood by everyone”

How PDFix Desktop Delivers End-to-End PDF Compliance

PDFix Desktop isn’t just a checker – it’s a complete compliance workflow:

1. Validate Against PDF/UA & WCAG Standards

• Check PDFs against PDF/UA (ISO 14289) technical requirements
• Identify issues mapped to WCAG 2.1/2.2 success criteria
• Generate detailed validation reports with specific failure references

2. Auto-Fix & Remediate

• Automatically add and fix document structure tags
• Correct reading order for logical content flow
• Fix tables, lists, headings, and form fields
• Add alternative text for images
• Set document language and metadata

3. Verify & Document

• Re-validate corrected PDFs against compliance standards
• Export audit-ready compliance reports
• Process document libraries in batch workflows

The Complete Workflow: Unlike simple online checkers, PDFix combines validation, tagging, and verification in one professional compliance tool.

Accessibility Standards Covered in PDFix

Legal & Regulatory Frameworks

United States

• ADA Title II – DOJ accessibility rule for state and local government web content and mobile apps
• Section 508 – Federal procurement standard incorporating WCAG 2.0 Level AA for electronic documents

European Union

• EN 301 549 – Harmonized European standard for ICT accessibility used in procurement
• European Accessibility Act (Directive 2019/882) – June 28, 2025 compliance deadline for products and services

Learn how these standards are validated and enforced in practice through PDF validation workflows and government compliance requirements.

Frequently Asked Questions