In the Acquia Optimize Accessibility module, you can review the internal and external documents listed on your site. You have the option to mark a PDF document as reviewed, start an accessibility scan, or request a remediation quote.
Unless granted an exception by the Directory of Web Strategy, all documents published on Boise State’s public facing webpages must meet accessibility requirements either verified through testing or with an accessible web alternative.
Criteria for Exceptions
Exception requests for documents required to support the university’s mission or operations will be reviewed by the Director of Web Strategy and include the following categories:
- Required by law
- Required for accreditation
- Required to support the university’s mission or operations
- Granted an exception based on its purpose
- Has a fully accessible web alternative of the content available
Accessing PDFs in Acquia Optimize
To access your PDFs in Acquia Optimize, navigate to the Accessibility module. From the Accessibility navigation, select PDFs, Internal PDFs, then locate the list of PDFs in the Failed tab of your Internal PDF Compliance report.
To locate the page a particular PDF is published on, open the PDF page report, then select Inventory, Incoming Links.
Review PDFs Decision Tree
Use the following decision tree to determine how to address your PDF documents in Acquia Optimize.
1. My document qualifies for an exception request
- Yes – Submit a Document for Accessibility Review and include your reason for requesting an exception.
- No – proceed to step 2
2. I completed an accessibility review on my document before publishing and resolved any issues
- Yes – Proceed to step 3
- No – Complete an accessibility review prior to uploading to the web, for details see Publishing Documents then proceed to step 3
3. All the information in my document is also available on the same webpage
- Yes – STOP mark this document as reviewed in Acquia Optimize by selecting Action, Marked as reviewed.
- No – Add the content of the document to the webpage then in Acquia Optimize, select Action, Mark as reviewed
4. My document can’t be made into an accessible webpage and requires remediation to meet accessibility requirements
- Yes – Submit a Document for Accessibility Review and include your reason for requesting an exception based on the purpose of this document.
- If we determine we are unable to remediate the content, you may need to send this out to a third-party for remediation. We will help you find the details on this process as needed.
Questions or Guidance?
If you have questions or need guidance deciding where your documents fits in the decision tree, please reach out to OITAccessibility@BoiseState.edu for assistance.
Don’t have an Acquia Optimize Account?
Review the Publishing Documents page for information about tools to create accessible documents.