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These are described below.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Our privacy statement provides more information on how we handle your data.\u003C/p>",{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"lz10vhvi",{"wysiwyg":567,"show_shaft_top":37,"show_shaft_bottom":37,"background_color":570,"anchor":9,"id":571,"type":532},[568],{"type":169,"text":569},"\u003Ch2>Report vulnerability\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Cardan Technobility is committed to ensuring the availability, integrity and confidentiality of our digital systems. Despite our care for information security, a technical vulnerability may occur. If you find a vulnerability in a Cardan Technobility system, you can report it to us. Making a report is called Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure (CVD). On this page we will explain how this works.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>You can report vulnerabilities when they pose a risk to the security of our systems. Examples include vulnerabilities that allow an authentication mechanism to be bypassed or access to confidential data in an unintended way. Not every anomaly in a system is a vulnerability. Therefore, we would ask you not to make a CVD report to us for the anomalies listed below:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>An anomaly that does not impact the availability, integrity or confidentiality of confidential information;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The availability of version information (for example, an info.php file). A possible exception is when the version information shows that the system uses software with known vulnerabilities;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The absence of HTTP security headers, unless this absence demonstrably leads to a security problem.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp>If you are unsure whether the vulnerability you have found falls under one of the above exceptions, you can of course simply report it to us.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>How do you file a CVD notification with Cardan Technobility?\u003C/h3>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Email your findings to \u003Ca href=\"mailto:technobility@cybersquare.nl\">technobility@cybersquare.nl\u003C/a>;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Send the CVD notification as soon as possible after discovery of the vulnerability;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Make sure the CVD notification is Dutch or English;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Make sure your CVD notification contains the following information:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>A detailed description of the vulnerability, possibly including CVE number and/or EDB ID;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The IP address or URL of the vulnerable system;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>How the problem can be reproduced:\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The steps taken to identify the vulnerability;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Objects involved (such as input fields);\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Screenshots are appreciated;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp>Preferably, please leave an email address so that we can contact you with questions.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Encrypt your messages\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>You can encrypt your messages to Cardan Technobility by using the \u003Ca href=\"/pgp-key.txt\">PGP key on this page\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>What you should not do.\u003C/h3>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Deploy malware or other software that may harm the availability, integrity and/or confidentiality of our systems;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Exploit the vulnerability by performing actions beyond those necessary to demonstrate the security problem, for example, downloading, copying, modifying or deleting data and accessing third-party data;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Repeatedly gaining access to our systems or sharing access and/or information with others;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Retaining confidential data obtained in demonstrating the vulnerability, delete such data immediately upon receipt of CVD notification;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The following attack techniques are not permitted:\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Attack techniques that can negatively disrupt and affect normal system operation, including “(Distributed) Denial of Service” attacks, spam and buffer overflow attempts;\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Bypassing authentication mechanisms through “Bruteforce”, “Dictionary” and “Social engineering” attacks;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Attacks on third-party applications.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)Aanvallen op applicaties van derden.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Ch3>The principles of our CVD policy\u003C/h3>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>When you make the CVD notification according to the above procedure, we will not attach any legal consequences to your actions during vulnerability identification;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>We will treat your CVD notification confidentially and will not share personal data with third parties without your consent, unless necessary to comply with legal obligations;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>We will send you confirmation of receipt within one business day;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>In any communications about the reported problem, we will, if requested, include your name as the discoverer. We will mention your name only with your permission. Reporting under a pseudonym is possible.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>",{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"lzk9oepc",{"wysiwyg":573,"show_shaft_top":37,"show_shaft_bottom":37,"background_color":576,"anchor":9,"id":577,"type":532},[574],{"type":169,"text":575},"\u003Ch2>\u003Cstrong>Updates to this Policy\u003C/strong>\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Cardan Technobility may update this security policy by posting a new version on this website. For the most recent version of our policy, please visit our website.\u003C/p>",{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"lzu9lk80",{"title":417,"handle":418},{"title":420,"handle":421},"https://cms.cardan.com/cp/collections/pages/entries/371c4c8c-885b-442c-a047-7cc34ecd8239","371c4c8c-885b-442c-a047-7cc34ecd8239","797ebb64-91bd-4f66-8898-df0beb2d2819","2025-03-17T10:53:49.000000Z","Voor iedereen de beveiligingsverklaring van Cardan.",31,"ae726bf9-58d7-4fe5-8ee5-14d1588e753a","https://www.cardan.com/en/secrurity-statement",{"description":589},"For all, Cardan's security statement.","Security Statement","Security Statement | Cardan","secrurity-statement",{"id":440,"name":441,"email":442,"api_url":443},"/secrurity-statement","/en/secrurity-statement",[],{"page":598,"depth":11,"children":626},{"api_url":599,"author":600,"blocks":601,"blueprint":608,"collection":609,"date":9,"edit_url":610,"entry_id":611,"id":612,"is_entry":192,"last_modified":613,"locale":426,"meta_description":614,"mount":9,"order":615,"origin_id":616,"permalink":617,"private":37,"published":192,"seo":618,"seo_canonical_type":435,"seo_description":619,"seo_nofollow":37,"seo_noindex":37,"seo_title":620,"seo_title_compiled":621,"slug":622,"status":438,"title":620,"updated_at":613,"updated_by":623,"uri":624,"url":625},"https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/pages/entries/d1820169-8722-4a05-9383-38df26653517",[524],[602],{"wysiwyg":603,"show_shaft_top":37,"show_shaft_bottom":37,"background_color":606,"anchor":9,"id":607,"type":532},[604],{"type":169,"text":605},"\u003Ch1>General terms and conditions\u003C/h1>\u003Ch2>Article 1: Definitions and applicability of these terms and conditions\u003C/h2>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>An order is a contract of assignment within the meaning of Section 7:400 et seq. of the Netherlands Civil Code in which one party, one of the companies belonging wholly or partly to Cardan, undertakes vis-à-vis the other party, hereinafter referred to as “the Client”, to carry out work and/or provide services.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>These general terms and conditions apply to all offers, quotations and orders, whether or not in writing, relating to the work to be performed and/or services to be provided by Cardan as well as to the agreements thus established and further agreements or legal acts arising therefrom, unless otherwise agreed in writing.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Any deviations from these terms and conditions as well as other general terms and conditions do not apply or their applicability is expressly rejected, unless accepted by Cardan in writing.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>\u003Ch2>Article 2: Formation of an agreement\u003C/h2>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>All quotations from Cardan are without engagement, unless otherwise stated in writing.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>A contract of engagement is established after a written order confirmation is sent by Cardan and not returned as incorrect or incomplete within five working days of its date, or the contract is established because the order is carried out after verbal agreement has been reached on the quotation issued.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The content of the assignment agreement is determined by the quotation and, if an assignment confirmation has followed, by the assignment confirmation.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Each agreement is entered into under the suspensive condition that the Client proves to be sufficiently creditworthy for the financial performance of the agreement. In addition, Cardan is entitled at any time to demand security from the Client for the fulfilment of its obligations under the agreement and is entitled to suspend performance as long as the requested security is not provided. Client shall then not be entitled to suspend its obligations under the assignment(s).\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The order is not entered into with a view to a particular person working with Cardan or exercising a profession in its service and application of Section 7:404 of the Dutch Civil Code is therefore excluded.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>\u003Ch2>Article 3: Execution of the engagement\u003C/h2>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The Engagement shall be performed to the best of Cardan's ability and insight and the requirements of good workmanship by or on behalf of Cardan.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If and in so far as the proper execution of the contract does not dictate otherwise, Cardan is entitled to have certain activities carried out by third parties, unless the nature of the order dictates otherwise.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The Client shall ensure that all data, which Cardan indicates are necessary or which the Client should reasonably understand are necessary for the execution of the Engagement, are provided to Cardan in good time.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If the data required for the execution of the Agreement has not been provided to Cardan in good time, Cardan is entitled to suspend the execution of the Agreement and/or to claim compensation for the additional costs and other losses arising from the delay.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Cardan, employees of Cardan, auxiliary persons and/or other third parties engaged by Cardan are not liable for any loss of whatever nature arising because Cardan relied on incorrect and/or incomplete data provided by the Client, unless such incorrectness or incompleteness should have been immediately apparent to Cardan.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Cardan and the Client shall, on the initiative of each, hold consultations in the following situations:\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>A substantial change is made in the character, nature, content or scope of the order;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>An assignment is given to perform work for an organization other than that of the Client;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If a difference of opinion is established with the Client regarding the manner of execution of the order.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The Client shall be informed immediately by Cardan if, for whatever reason, the planned work cannot be carried out.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Cardan shall notify the Client of additional work as soon as this is in sight and/or has started, if and insofar as this is possible or if it is not already known or could be known otherwise. Additional work shall be settled on the basis of the previous price structure unless there are deviating circumstances.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>\u003Ch2>Article 4: Extension and termination\u003C/h2>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The contract is terminated by operation of law after expiry of the agreed duration or performance of the agreed services, unless the parties agree otherwise before the end of the contact period or tacitly extend it, in which case the same conditions apply.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Cardan may terminate an order with immediate effect without giving reasons if:\u003Cbr>\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>the other party is declared bankrupt;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>the other party is granted a (provisional) suspension of payment;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>the other party's company is liquidated;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>a conservatory or executory attachment is levied on a substantial part of the movable and/or immovable property or other goods of the other party\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>the other party requests acts that are contrary to the law or otherwise applicable regulations and/or contrary to the assignment.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Despite termination with immediate effect, Cardan retains the right to compensation for all work already performed and/or services rendered as well as any damage already suffered and to be suffered.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>\u003Ch2>Article 5: Compensation and payment\u003C/h2>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Payment of the invoice amount must be made - without entitlement to discount or setoff - within two working weeks of sending the invoice, which is to be regarded as a strict deadline.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Complaints regarding invoices and/or services performed must be made known to Cardan in writing within 7 days of the sending of the invoice relating to the services performed, or the claim will expire.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If the Customer fails to pay the invoice within the aforementioned period, it shall be in default by operation of law and shall owe statutory interest, increased by 2% on the outstanding amount, and Cardan is entitled to suspend its obligations.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Cardan is entitled at all times - at its sole discretion - to invoice on the basis of advance statements.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>In the event of liquidation, bankruptcy or suspension of payments of the Client, in the event of prejudgment or executory attachment of the Client or in any other situation in which the order is terminated with immediate effect, the obligations of the Client shall be immediately due and payable.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If the Client is in default or breach of one or more of its obligations under this agreement, all reasonable costs incurred to obtain satisfaction in and out of court - without any right to discount or set-off - shall be for the Client's account, being an amount to be calculated according to the calculation method generally accepted by the judiciary with a minimum of € 150.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>\u003Ch2>Article 6: Liability\u003C/h2>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Cardan shall carry out the agreed order with due observance of what has been quoted and possibly confirmed and with as much care as may be expected of it, given the circumstances.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>In principle, Cardan only undertakes a best-efforts obligation and therefore provides no guarantee regarding the results of the order, unless otherwise stated in writing.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Cardan, its employees, auxiliary persons or third parties engaged by Cardan are not liable to the Client for any and all damage - whether or not suffered by the Client or third parties - arising from work performed for the benefit of the Client, related to acts of or failure to perform, or to perform on time or properly, the obligation arising from this agreement by Cardan, employees of Cardan and/or otherwise third parties, unless the damage is due to intent or gross negligence on the part of Cardan. Liability for auxiliary persons is completely excluded.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Without prejudice to the provisions in the preceding paragraphs of this article, the liability of Cardan shall in no case extend beyond the amount charged as fees to the Client over the last three months or owed by the Client as remuneration for the work performed and/or services rendered by Cardan.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The Client shall indemnify and hold harmless Cardan and its employees in respect of all claims of third parties related to any order and all related financial consequences.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>At all times excluded from compensation, damage that can be regarded as, being direct - indirect consequential damage, including but not limited to loss of profit, loss of turnover, stagnation damage, restart costs, trading loss, replacement damage, more expensive production costs, other (additional) costs, direct/indirect damage - or direct/indirect loss by third party/parties.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>\u003Ch2>Article 7: Force majeure\u003C/h2>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Force majeure means circumstances that prevent the fulfillment of the order and which cannot reasonably be attributed to Cardan. Circumstances that may cause force majeure include but are not limited to: strikes, wildcat strikes, factory occupations, political strikes, natural disasters or major catastrophes caused by people, illness of an employee who has proved irreplaceable, or circumstances leading to such a lack of items or services required to achieve the agreed performance, which circumstances manifest themselves either in Cardan itself or in third parties, such as suppliers, auxiliary persons, etc., on whom Cardan is dependent for the proper fulfilment of its obligations.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>In the event of force majeure, each agreement may be dissolved without judicial intervention, without any obligation to pay compensation and without prejudice to further rights.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If at the commencement of the force majeure Cardan has already partially fulfilled its obligations, or can only partially fulfil its obligations, it is entitled to invoice separately the part already performed or the part that can be performed, and the Client is obliged to pay this invoice - without any right to discount or settlement - as if it were a separate contract.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>\u003Ch2>Article 8: Confidentiality\u003C/h2>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Both parties are obliged to keep confidential all confidential information which they have obtained from each other or from another source in the context of the agreement. Information is considered confidential if this has been communicated by the other party or if it arises from the nature of the information.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Parties shall exercise the utmost care when using information that has come to their knowledge under the agreement.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>\u003Ch2>Article 9: In Company trajectories\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>For education and training given in company, tailor-made arrangements are made. These will be included in the quotation and order confirmation.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Article 10: Privacy statement\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Personal information we collect as a result of intake interviews and tests for training and related forms of our services are not registered in any way. Answers and outcomes are treated confidentially. This information is in no way made available to third parties. The privacy of our course participants is therefore guaranteed. Only when the student, the client and Cardan have made other written agreements with each other, can this rule be deviated from. In that case, all parties must be in agreement.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Final provisions\u003C/h2>\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Cardan is authorized to make amendments to these terms and conditions. Such amendments shall come into force on the date announced. The aforementioned amendments will not affect assignments in progress at the time they take effect, unless the parties agree otherwise.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Dutch law applies to every agreement between the Client and Cardan.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>With regard to all disputes with the exception of so-called collection disputes, which may arise as a result of the present agreement or further agreements that may be the result thereof, the parties agree to submit these disputes to a jointly appointed NMI certified mediator, who will mediate on the basis of the NMI regulations.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If mediation in accordance with NMI regulations does not lead to an amicable solution, then a dispute shall in the first instance as well as any collection dispute shall be submitted to the Breda District Court to the exclusion of other courts, unless it concerns a dispute that falls within the jurisdiction of the subdistrict sector.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>",{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"lz10ijyc",{"title":417,"handle":418},{"title":420,"handle":421},"https://cms.cardan.com/cp/collections/pages/entries/d1820169-8722-4a05-9383-38df26653517","d1820169-8722-4a05-9383-38df26653517","6dff5294-4d85-463a-b4ba-671dabd27dfe","2025-03-10T10:20:48.000000Z","Voor iedereen de algemene voorwaarden van Cardan.",32,"a25f3f43-f0f3-424d-a7f7-f074c37efa37","https://www.cardan.com/en/terms-and-conditions",{"description":619},"For all, Cardan's general terms and conditions.","Terms and conditions","Terms and conditions | Cardan","terms-and-conditions",{"id":164,"name":549,"email":550,"api_url":551},"/terms-and-conditions","/en/terms-and-conditions",[],{"page":628,"depth":11,"children":666},{"api_url":629,"author":630,"blocks":631,"blueprint":644,"collection":645,"date":9,"edit_url":646,"entry_id":647,"id":648,"is_entry":192,"last_modified":649,"locale":426,"meta_description":650,"mount":9,"order":651,"origin_id":652,"permalink":653,"private":37,"published":192,"seo":654,"seo_canonical_type":435,"seo_description":655,"seo_nofollow":37,"seo_noindex":37,"seo_title":656,"seo_title_compiled":657,"slug":658,"status":438,"title":656,"updated_at":649,"updated_by":659,"uri":664,"url":665},"https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/pages/entries/ba264e3c-5027-48eb-bcbc-0a000a63f156",[524],[632,638],{"wysiwyg":633,"show_shaft_top":37,"show_shaft_bottom":37,"background_color":636,"anchor":9,"id":637,"type":532},[634],{"type":169,"text":635},"\u003Ch1>Privacy Statement\u003C/h1>\u003Ch2>Cardan may collect and use the following types of personal information:\u003C/h2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Information you provide to us for the purpose of processing a business transaction.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Information you provide us through contact forms or external downloads such as name, email address, telephone number, mailing address and company to request information about our software or services.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Where permitted, Cardan may collect information about certain individuals and companies obtained by other parties. This helps us to keep our records up to date, expand and analyse. But also to identify new customers and offer products and services that may be of interest to you.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Ch2>Cardan may use your personal data to:\u003C/h2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Process your request, regarding our software or services, including the download of white papers.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Collect or send to you your statements, invoices, or payments\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Offer you relevant marketing messages such as email newsletters, marketing information, offers about services. All according to the new laws or when requested by you.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Ch2>Cookies\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>When you visit the Cardan website, a small file is placed on the hard disk of your computer. These so-called Cookies make the Cardan website(s) more useful, by storing information about your preferences. This makes it easier for you to log in and use the website(s) in the future. Cookies do not identify an internet user personally, but a user's computer is identified.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Most web browsers accept cookies automatically, but if you wish, you can set your browser to prevent cookies from being accepted automatically. Open your browser's ‘help’ section, which explains the various options for dealing with cookies. If you disable cookies, you may not be able to access all features on our websites.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Our website may provide cookies for these purposes:\u003C/h2>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Analysis - We like to optimise the website by tracking users on the website, and thereby improving the user experience\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Storing your previously completed forms - this is to save time filling in new forms.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Showing you our ads when you visit other websites.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Ch2>Google Analytics\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>We track the pages you visit through Google Analytics. We collect aggregated data to monitor how our website is performing and how we can improve your online experience.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>We do not share any information with Google and all IP addresses used by us are anonymous. Google's privacy policy can be viewed at: \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"Google Analytics  We track the pages you visit through Google Analytics. We collect aggregated data to monitor how our website is performing and how we can improve your online experience.  We do not share any information with Google and all IP addresses used by us are anonymous. Google's privacy policy can be viewed at: www.google.com/privacypolicy.html\">www.google.com/privacypolicy.html\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Safety\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Any personal information you provide to us will remain secure and confidential. Cardan will not share your information with other companies. We follow industry standards to protect the information provided to us. We store all your information securely both during transmission and after we receive data. This protects your data against loss, misuse and unauthorised access, disclosure, alteration or destruction. However, we cannot guarantee that we can eliminate any risk of misuse of your personal data by others with malicious intent. Please keep your own login details in a safe place and contact us immediately if you detect any unauthorised use of your password or any other breach of security.\u003C/p>",{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"lz10nfxu",{"wysiwyg":639,"show_shaft_top":37,"show_shaft_bottom":37,"background_color":642,"anchor":9,"id":643,"type":532},[640],{"type":169,"text":641},"\u003Ch2>Updates to this policy\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Cardan may update this privacy policy by posting a new version on this website, for the latest version of our policy visit our website.\u003C/p>",{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"lzu9o4pt",{"title":417,"handle":418},{"title":420,"handle":421},"https://cms.cardan.com/cp/collections/pages/entries/ba264e3c-5027-48eb-bcbc-0a000a63f156","ba264e3c-5027-48eb-bcbc-0a000a63f156","9651f260-810a-44be-b41d-e6e1ccaec67c","2025-03-19T15:34:03.000000Z","Voor iedereen de privacyverklaring van Cardan.",34,"d14ffcc8-88ba-408d-9e92-c2b424d0f12f","https://www.cardan.com/en/privacy",{"description":655},"For all, Cardan's privacy notice.","Privacy statement","Privacy statement | Cardan","privacy",{"id":660,"name":661,"email":662,"api_url":663},"9faac5f5-23dc-49eb-80f3-2add5cafd4c6","Martijn","martijn@krafters.nl","https://cms.cardan.com/api/users/9faac5f5-23dc-49eb-80f3-2add5cafd4c6","/privacy","/en/privacy",[],{"data":668,"links":755,"meta":757},[669],{"api_url":670,"article_background_color":671,"article_form":491,"article_form_success_message":672,"article_icon":673,"article_label":674,"article_variant":221,"article_wysiwyg":675,"author":687,"blueprint":688,"categories":691,"collection":699,"date":702,"edit_url":703,"form":704,"id":710,"image":711,"is_entry":192,"last_modified":714,"locale":426,"mount":9,"order":9,"origin_id":715,"permalink":716,"private":37,"published":192,"seo":717,"seo_description":719,"seo_title":720,"seo_title_compiled":721,"slug":722,"status":438,"summary":719,"tags":723,"title":720,"updated_at":714,"updated_by":724,"uri":725,"url":726,"wysiwyg":727},"https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/articles/entries/319d91fa-bd1f-4262-b06a-12ff6a87702c","light-purple","De checklist wordt naar je opgestuurd!","send-01","Stuur mij de checklist",[676,682],{"type":677,"attrs":678,"content":679},"heading",{"level":44},[680],{"type":169,"text":681},"Download dé WCAG 2.2 checklist",{"type":683,"content":684},"paragraph",[685],{"type":169,"text":686},"Laat je email achter en ontvang de checklist!",{"id":164,"name":549,"email":550,"api_url":551},{"title":689,"handle":690},"Article","article",[692],{"id":693,"title":694,"slug":695,"url":696,"permalink":697,"api_url":698},"categories::documenten","Documents & PDF","documenten","/en/articles/categories/documenten","https://www.cardan.com/en/articles/categories/documenten","https://cms.cardan.com/api/taxonomies/categories/terms/documenten",{"title":700,"handle":701},"Artikelen","articles","2021-10-07T22:00:00.000000Z","https://cms.cardan.com/cp/collections/articles/entries/319d91fa-bd1f-4262-b06a-12ff6a87702c",{"wysiwyg":705,"form":9,"link":9,"label":9,"variant":706,"icon":9,"file_download":37,"form_success_message":9,"image":9,"background_color":707},[],{"value":221,"label":411,"key":221},{"value":708,"label":709,"key":708},"light-green","Lichtgroen","319d91fa-bd1f-4262-b06a-12ff6a87702c",{"id":712,"permalink":713,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2021/10/laptop-adobe-acrobat-pro-toegankelijkheidsrapportage-zw.jpeg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2021/10/laptop-adobe-acrobat-pro-toegankelijkheidsrapportage-zw.jpeg","2025-03-17T09:51:00.000000Z","e08aed63-85bb-4cf9-aad0-3cd5a6e3c098","https://www.cardan.com/en/blog/making-pdf-accessible-heres-how-to-do-it",{"description":718},"@seo:summary","PDF documents are commonly used online. From a simple letter to a comprehensive brochure. They can all be made easily accessible.","Making PDFs accessible? Here's how to do it","Making PDFs accessible? Here's how to do it | Cardan","making-pdf-accessible-heres-how-to-do-it",[],{"id":440,"name":441,"email":442,"api_url":443},"/blog/making-pdf-accessible-heres-how-to-do-it","/en/blog/making-pdf-accessible-heres-how-to-do-it",[728,730,737,739,745,747,753],{"type":169,"text":729},"\u003Cp>Almost every organisation uses PDF documents. But how can you make a PDF accessible and what are its benefits? Invest in digital accessibility and thus serve your entire target group. Even those with visual, cognitive or motor disabilities.\u003C/p>",{"image":731,"image_radius":734,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":735,"type":736},{"id":732,"permalink":733,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2021/10/vrouw-achter-laptop-documenten-1175x881.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2021/10/vrouw-achter-laptop-documenten-1175x881.jpg",{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.64704900 1721732871","media_image",{"type":169,"text":738},"\u003Cp>PDF documents are often the downfall of companies. Website content is already digitally accessible and all buttons have the right colour contrast too. Yet you are not there yet, because making a PDF accessible is also part of digital accessibility.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Should a PDF document always be digitally accessible?\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>PDF documents officially fall under the category of web content and must therefore also meet the requirements from the \u003Ca href=\"/kennisbank/de-wcag\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines\u003C/a>, the WCAG. So making a PDF accessible is just as important as inclusivity on your website's homepage. In practice, however, this is grossly disappointing. Some 25% of people in the Netherlands experience problems viewing, operating and understanding websites and thus also PDF documents.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Partly because the file type itself does not comply with the guidelines by default, this process is trickier than with other web content. Making a PDF accessible therefore requires a number of steps. Cardan Technobility is happy to help you with this. With our \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/trainingen/toegankelijke-pdf/\">trainings\u003C/a>, \u003Ca href=\"/diensten/wcag-2-2-onderzoeken\">research\u003C/a> and \u003Ca href=\"/diensten/advies-op-maat\">consultancy services\u003C/a>, we ensure that your PDFs are also accessible to every target group.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Legal exception for document files\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>For office files as PDF, there is a \u003Ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.digitoegankelijk.nl/wetgeving/specifieke-situaties/kantoorbestandsformaten\">legal exception for old PDF documents\u003C/a>. In short, this exception means that all documents placed on a website before 23 September 2018 do not have to be accessible unless they are part of an ongoing administrative process. The latter includes, for example, an application form.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>The benefits of making a PDF accessible\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Why is making a PDF accessible so important? Here are the biggest benefits of accessible documents:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>You do not exclude anyone, anyone can read the document.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Your visitors tend to be extra loyal to your business or organisation if all content is easily accessible.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>An accessible PDF is also better read in Google.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>As a government agency, you comply with the legal obligation.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Ch2>When it's better not to create a PDF\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>By nature, a PDF file is not the most digitally accessible file. Making a PDF accessible is quite a chore in some cases. This is a shame, because in most cases it is not even necessary to put all that information in a PDF file. The information can sometimes be captured on an ordinary web page.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Prefer not to use PDF because:\u003C/h3>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>information on a web page is more readable on smaller screens such as a phone or tablet;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>a web page loads much faster than a PDF;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>you don't have to switch to another programme when viewing a web page;\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>the content of a web page is more customisable through assistive software.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cp>It is important for people to advocate for digital accessibility to documents so that everyone can get by on the internet.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/toegankelijke-websites-maken-verschil/\">Iris (18)\u003C/a> - sees only light and dark\u003Cbr>Uses screen reading software to read documents.\u003C/p>\u003C/blockquote>\u003Ch2>When is a PDF appropriate?\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Sometimes PDF is a good choice after all. For example, if you have a large research report. By already thinking about digital accessibility in your source file (e.g. Microsoft Word or Adobe InDesign), you can also make the PDF easily accessible.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In Adobe Acrobat Pro, you can correct the document afterwards in some cases, but the document must be properly constructed. Also, it is not always possible to make parts of the content accessible afterwards.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Making PDF accessible? Keep these success criteria in mind\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>The same accessibility guidelines (success criteria) apply to PDF files as to 'normal' web pages. We list the most important ones.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Colour Contrast (success criteria 1.4.3 and 1.4.11)\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Even in PDF documents, make sure you have sufficient colour contrast. This is the colour difference between the foreground and background. Most texts need a colour contrast of at least 4.5:1. This makes them easy to read for people who are partially sighted or colour-blind. For large texts and for other important visual information, the minimum contrast is at least 3.0:1.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Text alternatives for informative images (success criterion 1.1.1)\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Does the PDF document contain images that convey information, such as a logo or diagram? If so, always give these a text alternative that describes the essence of the image.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Create a structured PDF file (success criterion 1.3.1)\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>If a text is structured, help software can recognise headings, paragraphs, tables and bullets. We call this the code layer or tags of the PDF document. This is similar to HTML on a website. If you save a PDF from Microsoft Word or Adobe Indesign, you can choose this. Below, we explain how to do this in Microsoft Word.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Language of file and components (success criteria 3.1.1 and 3.1.2)\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>A PDF document also needs a language. Usually this is Dutch, but of course it can also be English. This way, reading software can also read out the text in the correct language. You can also choose this while saving the document or adjust it later in Adobe Acrobat Pro.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Title of documents (success criterion 2.4.2)\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>And the last tip: give your document a title and make sure it is shown. It will then be visible in Adobe Acrobat's tab and will also be recognised by Google.\u003C/p>",{"image":740,"image_radius":743,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":744,"type":736},{"id":741,"permalink":742,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2021/10/laptop-adobe-acrobat-pro-toegankelijkheidsrapport-pdf-1175x881.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2021/10/laptop-adobe-acrobat-pro-toegankelijkheidsrapport-pdf-1175x881.jpg",{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.64775300 1721732871",{"type":169,"text":746},"\u003Ch2>Making a PDF accessible in 6 steps\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>With these success criteria in mind, you can make a PDF accessible. We are happy to give you a step-by-step plan.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Step 1: take stock of your PDF documents\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Making a PDF accessible requires the necessary work. Therefore, it is important to first take stock of how big a challenge you are facing. Therefore, try to find out how many PDFs are on your website and how accessible they are. Various online and offline tools can help you get a first global impression of this. This inventory will help you estimate the scope and determine whether you have the capacity for this yourself or need external help.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Do you see in the inventory that the website contains a lot of PDF files that are old and/or hardly ever downloaded? Then that is a good motivation to remove these documents from the website. Of course, what you don't offer, you don't have to make accessible. Keep in mind that the website is not an archive and that all users benefit from a website that only offers relevant information.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Step 2: create a template for PDF\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>It is important that all new PDFs are immediately accessible. It works well to create a template for internal documents that are already easily accessible in principle. This prevents a colleague from creating his or her own document that causes accessibility problems that you could have avoided in advance. In many cases, however, these are documents that recur regularly. Think, for example, of reports or recommendations. Also nice for the marketing or communication team that wants to communicate all PDFs in the house style.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Step 3: train the users\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Despite templates being accessible, content may not be. This is why we at Cardan Technobility recommend training your employees on how to make a PDF accessible. For example, you can. This way, all document creators within the organisation know how to format headings and put text alternatives to images, for example.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Step 4: save the documents properly\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>If you have prepared a document from Microsoft Word and want to create a PDF from it, it is very important for accessibility to save it properly. This is because a Word document contains an invisible code layer that can be used to interpret the document, even if you use auxiliary software (such as a screen reader). However, these codes can be completely lost if you do not save the document properly. All efforts at accessibility are thus negated. We see that this happens quite often in practice, which is a shame.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In Microsoft Word, therefore, choose File and Save as.... There you choose PDF. Then select Options... and More options.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>In the next window, tick all checkboxes under Include non-printable information, click OK and save the file. This must be done by each user, but in principle, the selected options remain selected in the future. So you don't have to do this every time.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Step 5: make clear agreements with suppliers\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>It probably also happens that you outsource the creation of PDF documents or that PDF documents are generated via a programme. In those cases, you may not directly influence the accessibility of the final PDFs, but you do have a role in this.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Make sure you make clear agreements with suppliers and require them to deliver digitally accessible PDFs. Even if you outsource the work, you are still responsible for ensuring that the PDF documents on your website are accessible. Apart from this, of course, you simply want everyone to be able to use the PDF documents on your website.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Step 6: when making a PDF accessible, don't forget the old PDFs\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Have you ensured that all new PDF documents are accessible from publication? Then at least you have already taken an important step. However, that does not alter the fact that the website probably still contains some older PDF documents that are important, but not yet accessible. In that case, you should still make these accessible or have them made accessible.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>For this, it helps enormously if you still have the source file. This is often a Word or InDesign document. From there, it is easier to change and re-save the document. If you do not have a source file, in many cases it is also possible to 'repair' a document afterwards. This is quite specialised work and therefore mainly a last resort. Do you not have this knowledge? We can teach you and make these documents accessible for you.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Do you find making a PDF accessible difficult? Let Cardan Technobility help you\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Want to learn further from Cardan Technobility's specialists or find out how 'big' the problem of inaccessible PDFs is for your organisation?\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Then let us help you. We have different services for different requests for help.\u003C/p>",{"image":748,"image_radius":751,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":752,"type":736},{"id":749,"permalink":750,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2021/04/sander-nijsingh-lankhors.png","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2021/04/sander-nijsingh-lankhors.png",{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.64820900 1721732871",{"type":169,"text":754},"\u003Ch3>Consultancy\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Finding the job too challenging and preferring to outsource it? Our consultations help you make all your documents accessible.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/consultancy/consultancy-pdf-documenten/\">Discover our consultancy\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Training\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Getting started yourself and putting your employees to work? Learn more about making a pdf accessible in our interactive training course. You will immediately be put to work making your current PDFs accessible to everyone.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/trainingen/toegankelijke-pdf/\">Discover our training\u003C/a>\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Research\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Find out which PDFs still contain errors? Cardan will gladly identify them for you through our research. We have this done exclusively by our specialists.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/onderzoek/onderzoek-pdf-documenten/\">Discover our research\u003C/a>\u003C/p>",{"first":756,"last":756,"prev":9,"next":9},"https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/articles/entries?filter%5Burl%5D=%2Fen%2Fblog%2Fmaking-pdf-accessible-heres-how-to-do-it&page=1",{"current_page":11,"from":11,"last_page":11,"links":758,"path":765,"per_page":766,"to":11,"total":11},[759,761,763],{"url":9,"label":760,"active":37},"« Previous",{"url":756,"label":762,"active":192},"1",{"url":9,"label":764,"active":37},"Next »","https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/articles/entries",50,{"data":768,"links":987,"meta":990},[769,829,873,912],{"api_url":770,"author":771,"blueprint":772,"categories":773,"collection":775,"date":776,"edit_url":777,"form":778,"id":787,"image":788,"is_entry":192,"last_modified":789,"locale":426,"mount":9,"order":9,"origin_id":790,"permalink":791,"private":37,"published":192,"seo":792,"seo_description":793,"seo_title":794,"seo_title_compiled":795,"slug":796,"status":438,"summary":793,"tags":797,"title":794,"updated_at":789,"updated_by":9,"uri":798,"url":799,"wysiwyg":800},"https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/articles/entries/324c2042-f2ca-4d63-9b0d-17b07d88da94",{"id":164,"name":549,"email":550,"api_url":551},{"title":689,"handle":690},[774],{"id":693,"title":694,"slug":695,"url":696,"permalink":697,"api_url":698},{"title":700,"handle":701},"2024-07-11T22:00:00.000000Z","https://cms.cardan.com/cp/collections/articles/entries/324c2042-f2ca-4d63-9b0d-17b07d88da94",{"wysiwyg":779,"form":782,"link":9,"label":783,"variant":784,"icon":9,"file_download":37,"form_success_message":9,"image":785,"background_color":786},[780],{"type":169,"text":781},"\u003Ch2>Wil je weten hoe jouw PDF scoort op toegankelijkheid?\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>We denken graag met je mee hoe je PDF digitaal toegankelijk wordt. Laat je gegevens achter, dan nemen we direct contact met je op.\u003C/p>",{"handle":407,"title":155,"api_url":408},"Send my message",{"value":221,"label":411,"key":221},{"id":349,"permalink":350,"alt":351,"alt_english":352},{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"324c2042-f2ca-4d63-9b0d-17b07d88da94",{"id":265,"permalink":266,"alt":267,"alt_english":267},"2024-08-22T11:18:59.000000Z","0f271fe3-ceb2-4cef-be86-b5143d7cabc0","https://www.cardan.com/en/blog/how-to-create-an-accessible-pdf-in-adobe-indesign",{"description":718},"Last week, we covered accessible header structures. Now we cover another important part: how to create an accessible PDF.","How to create an accessible PDF in Adobe Indesign","How to create an accessible PDF in Adobe Indesign | Cardan","how-to-create-an-accessible-pdf-in-adobe-indesign",[],"/blog/how-to-create-an-accessible-pdf-in-adobe-indesign","/en/blog/how-to-create-an-accessible-pdf-in-adobe-indesign",[801,803,809,811,814,816,819,821,827],{"type":169,"text":802},"\u003Cp>Each week, we're going to "strip down" a website and put it under the microscope to show how to make it more digitally accessible. Last week, we covered \u003Ca href=\"/blog/zo-maak-je-een-toegankelijke-koppenstructuur\">accessible header structures\u003C/a>. Now we cover another important part: accessible PDFs on a website. Many digital documents are formatted and read in PDF format. To ensure that everyone, including people with disabilities, can understand and navigate these documents, it is essential to make them digitally accessible. \u003Ca href=\"/onze-mensen\">Carolina van Setten\u003C/a>, provides five practical tips to get you started on creating accessible PDF documents.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Introduction\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>"Hi, I'm Carolina! I have been working at Cardan Technobility since November 2022. I studied Communication & Multimedia Design and have a lot of experience designing in Adobe InDesign. In addition to designing \u003Ca href=\"/diensten/wcag-2-2-onderzoeken/pdf-onderzoek\">I regularly repair\u003C/a> documents to make them accessible and make sure that our own \u003Ca href=\"/de-wcag-2-2-checklist\">WCAG 2.2 checklist\u003C/a> is also accessible to use."\u003C/p>",{"image":804,"image_radius":807,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":808,"type":736},{"id":805,"permalink":806,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2024/07/a11y-quiz-1175x783.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2024/07/a11y-quiz-1175x783.jpg",{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.62218700 1723712638",{"type":169,"text":810},"\u003Ch2>Tip 1: add a document title\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>It is important to add a document title so that people with disabilities can easily switch between tabs and retrieve the title. For example, this title is read out loud for people with visual impairments. They can also look in the title bar if they want to know the content of the document. You can also add an author, then everyone knows immediately who created the document. Ideal!\u003C/p>",{"image":9,"image_radius":812,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":813,"type":736},{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.62224100 1723712638",{"type":169,"text":815},"\u003Ch2>Tip 2: check colour contrast\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Check colour contrast with the Web Colour Contrast Analyzer. You can already do this during the design process and when you start making certain colour combinations. According to the \u003Ca href=\"/kennisbank/de-wcag/wcag-2-2\" title=\"wcag 2.2\">WCAG 2.2\u003C/a>, the following guidelines apply:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>For normal text:\u003C/strong>minimum 4.5:1\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>For text larger than 24px or 18pt:\u003C/strong>minimum 3.0:1\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>For bold text (19px/14pt): \u003C/strong>minimum 3.0:1\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Non-textual content:\u003C/strong>minimum 3:01\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Ch2>Tip 3: Use bookmarks for easy navigation\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Bookmarks are great for easy navigation in a PDF. So you can quickly navigate between different chapters!\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Tip 4: ensure correctly tagged \u003Cbr>PDF elements\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>A PDF document is similar to an HTML page. Make sure elements such as headings (H1, H2, H3), paragraphs, lists and tables are correctly tagged. This ensures that reading software recognises these elements and can read them out correctly. A good reading order prevents confusion and ensures that information is presented in the correct order.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>If a PDF does not have a proper reading order, you may just find that when it is read out, you start at chapter 6, go to chapter 4 and on to chapter 1. You can understand that this way, of course, you can never understand the information properly. Here are some instructions to check the reading order:\u003C/p>",{"image":9,"image_radius":817,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":818,"type":736},{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.62257800 1723712638",{"type":169,"text":820},"\u003Col>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Open the PDF in Adobe Acrobat Pro\u003C/strong>: this tool is your best friend when it comes to editing and checking PDF files.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Go to the Tags panel: \u003C/strong>navigate to View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Tags. Here you can see the structure of your document.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Check the structure of the tags:\u003C/strong> make sure that the tags (<P>, <H1>, <H2>, etc.) are in the correct order, as you want the text to be read out.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Use the reading order tool:\u003C/strong> go to View > Show/Hide > Navigation Panes > Order. Here you can see the reading order the screen reader will follow.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Adjust where necessary!\u003C/strong>\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ol>\u003Ch2>Tip 5: add alternative text (in Adobe InDesign)\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>You can add alternative text in Adobe InDesign by creating an object style.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Via "object export options", you can add a label to add the alternative text. This is important so that people who cannot see the image can still "hear" the content.Of course, you should always critically examine whether an image is informative or decorative. Otherwise, you can also mark an image as an artefact. Then it will be skipped and not read out. This is often preferred.\u003C/p>",{"image":822,"image_radius":825,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":826,"type":736},{"id":823,"permalink":824,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2024/07/11.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2024/07/11.jpg",{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.62287300 1723712638",{"type":169,"text":828},"\u003Ch2>Your PDF in Adobe Indesign for everyone!\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>With this approach, you ensure that everyone, regardless of their limitations, can easily navigate and understand your PDF.It is important to use these principles from the beginning of the design process. This way, you ensure that your documents are inherently accessible and you don't have to adjust things afterwards. By paying attention to digital accessibility, you make your documents usable for everyone.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Want to know more? Check out our training \u003Ca href=\"/diensten/trainingen/toegankelijke-pdfs\">Creating Accessible PDF\u003C/a>. Learn to create accessible PDF documents from MS Word or Adobe InDesign.\u003C/p>",{"api_url":830,"author":831,"blueprint":832,"categories":833,"collection":842,"date":843,"edit_url":844,"form":845,"id":849,"image":850,"is_entry":192,"last_modified":853,"locale":426,"mount":9,"order":9,"origin_id":854,"permalink":855,"private":37,"published":192,"seo":856,"seo_description":857,"seo_title":858,"seo_title_compiled":859,"slug":860,"status":438,"summary":857,"tags":861,"title":858,"updated_at":853,"updated_by":9,"uri":862,"url":863,"wysiwyg":864},"https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/articles/entries/d178ebbb-db18-416b-9e40-7e3a7281b1e5",{"id":164,"name":549,"email":550,"api_url":551},{"title":689,"handle":690},[834,835],{"id":693,"title":694,"slug":695,"url":696,"permalink":697,"api_url":698},{"id":836,"title":837,"slug":838,"url":839,"permalink":840,"api_url":841},"categories::wetgeving","Legislation","wetgeving","/en/articles/categories/wetgeving","https://www.cardan.com/en/articles/categories/wetgeving","https://cms.cardan.com/api/taxonomies/categories/terms/wetgeving",{"title":700,"handle":701},"2023-11-29T23:00:00.000000Z","https://cms.cardan.com/cp/collections/articles/entries/d178ebbb-db18-416b-9e40-7e3a7281b1e5",{"wysiwyg":846,"form":9,"link":9,"label":9,"variant":847,"icon":9,"file_download":37,"form_success_message":9,"image":9,"background_color":848},[],{"value":221,"label":411,"key":221},{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"d178ebbb-db18-416b-9e40-7e3a7281b1e5",{"id":851,"permalink":852,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2023/11/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-18.png","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2023/11/Ontwerp-zonder-titel-18.png","2024-08-22T11:51:23.000000Z","3281e5c4-a85f-470a-96c7-901520aa9d23","https://www.cardan.com/en/blog/od-solutions-makes-pdfs-accessible-to-all",{"description":718},"Developing PDF documents for everyone? OD Solutions will help you!","OD Solutions makes PDFs accessible to all","OD Solutions makes PDFs accessible to all | Cardan","od-solutions-makes-pdfs-accessible-to-all",[],"/blog/od-solutions-makes-pdfs-accessible-to-all","/en/blog/od-solutions-makes-pdfs-accessible-to-all",[865,867,871],{"type":169,"text":866},"\u003Cp>OD Solutions plays a crucial role in the digital world by\u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/blog/toegankelijke-pdf-documenten-maken/\">making PDF documents\u003C/a> more accessible to everyone, especially those with \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/soorten-beperkingen/\">functional disabilities.\u003C/a> The company was founded in 2008 and specialises in unstructured information and language technology. With digitalisation booming, OD Solutions started using its knowledge and technology to make documents digitally accessible. We sat down with Charel van Ommeren to discuss the services provided by OD Solutions.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>The challenge of digital accessibility\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>In today's digital world, many organisations are working to make websites accessible, particularly to comply with the \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/web-content-accessibility-guidelines/\">WCAG guidelines\u003C/a> (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines). A common problem here is that PDF documents are often seen as an obstacle to accessibility. Some organisations choose to remove PDF files from their websites and replace them with HTML pages.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>An important aspect overlooked here is that government agencies are obliged to keep published information available and accessible. While publishing all documents in HTML format makes them accessible, there is a growing question of how to archive this huge amount of web pages efficiently. This is where PDF documents excel: they are easy to archive.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>However, there is a common perception that creating accessible PDFs is difficult. To meet this challenge, OD Solutions offers two practical solutions:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>4@LL2B WeCo:\u003C/strong>a tool integrated into Microsoft Word that makes it easy to create accessible PDF documents. Users can easily create an accessible PDF by activating a wizard in MS Word. More information can be found on the website of \u003Ca href=\"https://od-solutions.nl/oplossingen-new/4ll2b/\">OD-solutions\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>4@LL2B Ally:\u003C/strong> this is an automatic converter that converts existing PDF documents that are not accessible into accessible versions. This tool automates 99.5% of the tagging process, contributing to the efficiency of making PDFs accessible.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>",{"image":868,"image_radius":869,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":870,"type":736},{"id":851,"permalink":852,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.44419100 1721732848",{"type":169,"text":872},"\u003Ch2>Innovation in search technology\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>OD Solutions has developed an advanced language engine and AI-driven search function that enables contextual and associative searching of documents and archives. Unlike traditional search engines that are primarily keyword-based, OD Solutions' search function can interpret and respond to user queries.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>For example, if someone asks, "When do I cause housing nuisance?", the search engine will not only find a relevant document, but also provide an answer to the question directly, including a citation from the document. This makes searching internal archives and corporate websites more intuitive and user-friendly.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>For more information on how OD Solutions applies this technology and for a demonstration of the search function, visit \u003Ca href=\"https://od-solutions.nl/oplossingen-new/4ll2b/\">OD Solutions - 4@LL2B\u003C/a> and watch the explainer video here: \u003Ca href=\"https://youtu.be/BEzVsCYD_cg\">OD Solutions Language Engine\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Digital anonymisation of documents\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Essential anonymisation of documents is critical for organisations with strict privacy regulations. OD Solutions offers advanced systems that process confidential data securely and anonymise it effectively.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>To this end, the National Archives will use the language technology of OD Solutions Nederland BV. This technology is deployed within this solution as a privacy detection tool.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>All documents published undergo a check for privacy-sensitive information. This forms the basis for successfully anonymising the documents.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>The accessibility street and the Open Government Act (GOA)\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>"The Accessibility Street" provides an integrated solution for making documents accessible. A practical example of its application is in the context of the Open Government Act (WOO), where the process includes: finding, processing, anonymising, and making documents accessible. This approach makes it easy for organisations to publish documents efficiently and effectively accessible.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The process includes:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Search and find:\u003C/strong> with the 4@LL2B search and find system, relevant documents are found quickly and efficiently.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Anonymise documents:\u003C/strong> OD Solutions has developed a method to anonymise documents without affecting accessibility.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Creating Response Documents:\u003C/strong> new documents are created and converted to accessible PDFs using 4@LL2B WeCo.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>\u003Cstrong>Recovering Accessibility:\u003C/strong> OD Solutions ensures that lacquered documents remain accessible.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cblockquote>\u003Cp>"We continue to innovate and adapt our tools to new technologies and user needs to stay at the forefront of digital accessibility."\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Charrel van Ommeren\u003C/p>\u003C/blockquote>\u003Ch2>Stronger together\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Charel stresses the importance of collaboration: "We provide training and guidance to organisations to improve their digital accessibility, playing a key role in creating an accessible digital world."\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Charel and his team are dedicated to making digital content accessible, usable and understandable for all. Their ongoing commitment to innovation and collaboration positions OD Solutions as a leading player in the field of digital accessibility. For more information about OD Solutions and their approach in digital accessibility, visit their \u003Ca href=\"https://od-solutions.nl/\">website\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>",{"api_url":874,"author":875,"blueprint":876,"categories":877,"collection":879,"date":880,"edit_url":881,"form":882,"id":886,"image":887,"is_entry":192,"last_modified":890,"locale":426,"mount":9,"order":9,"origin_id":891,"permalink":892,"private":37,"published":192,"seo":893,"seo_description":894,"seo_title":895,"seo_title_compiled":896,"slug":897,"status":438,"summary":894,"tags":898,"title":895,"updated_at":890,"updated_by":9,"uri":899,"url":900,"wysiwyg":901},"https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/articles/entries/33f2c9ed-60c8-4ad6-8520-9bb9325432eb",{"id":164,"name":549,"email":550,"api_url":551},{"title":689,"handle":690},[878],{"id":693,"title":694,"slug":695,"url":696,"permalink":697,"api_url":698},{"title":700,"handle":701},"2023-06-29T22:00:00.000000Z","https://cms.cardan.com/cp/collections/articles/entries/33f2c9ed-60c8-4ad6-8520-9bb9325432eb",{"wysiwyg":883,"form":9,"link":9,"label":9,"variant":884,"icon":9,"file_download":37,"form_success_message":9,"image":9,"background_color":885},[],{"value":221,"label":411,"key":221},{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"33f2c9ed-60c8-4ad6-8520-9bb9325432eb",{"id":888,"permalink":889,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2023/06/linkedin-sales-solutions-46bom4lObsA-unsplash.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2023/06/linkedin-sales-solutions-46bom4lObsA-unsplash.jpg","2024-08-22T11:52:51.000000Z","1bf66e7e-7d54-4ffd-9200-ac536e6ec4bd","https://www.cardan.com/en/blog/accessible-pdf-with-microsoft-word",{"description":718},"You can turn a Word document into an accessible PDF, provided you take some conditions and restrictions into account.","Accessible PDF with Microsoft Word","Accessible PDF with Microsoft Word | Cardan","accessible-pdf-with-microsoft-word",[],"/blog/accessible-pdf-with-microsoft-word","/en/blog/accessible-pdf-with-microsoft-word",[902,904,910],{"type":169,"text":903},"\u003Cp>We are regularly asked whether you can turn a Word document into an accessible PDF. You can, provided you take into account a number of conditions and limitations. We explain these in this article.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Capabilities of Microsoft Word\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Microsoft's Office package is still the most widely used type of office software, both in governments and in business. A lot of documents are written in Microsoft Word and a large proportion of them are saved as PDF documents, for example to publish on a website.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>The latest version of Office, which is now called Microsoft 365, offers you as a writer quite a few options for creating accessible documents. To name a few important ones:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>By using styles for headings, these texts are actually recognised as headings.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>An enumeration list is often already created automatically for you. If it isn't, you can use the bulleted list option.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>For an image, you can add a text alternative. You can also specify that an image is decorative.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If you insert a table, the cells in the first row and in the first column are already marked as table headers for you. You can change this if necessary.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If you enter a title in the file properties, it can also be recognised when it becomes a PDF.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>The accessibility checker allows you to see if there are any accessibility problems in your document.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>By saving the document properly, the necessary information will also be included in the final PDF document.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp>Saving a Word document properly is very important. This is because if you do not save the document properly as a PDF, someone using auxiliary software will unfortunately not be able to use it. Read our tips on page \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/blog/toegankelijke-pdf-documenten-maken/\">Making PDF accessible? Here's how to do it\u003C/a> for more information.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>Earlier versions, such as Office 2016 and older, unfortunately offer fewer features and therefore do make it more difficult or even impossible to publish accessible PDF documents.\u003C/p>",{"image":905,"image_radius":908,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":909,"type":736},{"id":906,"permalink":907,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2023/06/linkedin-sales-solutions-46bom4lObsA-unsplash-1175x783.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2023/06/linkedin-sales-solutions-46bom4lObsA-unsplash-1175x783.jpg",{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.99794300 1721732849",{"type":169,"text":911},"\u003Ch2>Limitations of Microsoft Word\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Unfortunately, Microsoft Word 365 also has some limitations. These include:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>When inserting an image, an automatically generated text alternative often comes up. Usually this is not a good description of the image and you have to edit it manually. The accessibility check cannot help you with this.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>If you let a paragraph or bulleted list continue on the next page, in the final PDF it will be divided into two paragraphs or two bulleted lists and that is not correct. You should therefore avoid this as much as possible or adjust it afterwards in a programme such as Adobe Acrobat Pro.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Complex tables, for example with multiple table headings and merged cells, unfortunately cannot be made accessible from within Microsoft Word. You should also avoid these as much as possible or adjust them afterwards in another programme.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Microsoft Word has an option for inserting footnotes. As long as you have one footnote on a page, this works fine. With multiple footnotes, however, it does not. This is because the footnotes are put together in the reading order, whereas you want a footnote at a place right after each reference.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>While we mentioned the accessibility check in the options, it is worth noting that this check is not complete. If there are no errors here, there may still be accessibility problems.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp>It is not directly a limitation of Microsoft Word, but good to realise that you should not put unique content in the header or footer. This is because this content will be skipped when you have the PDF document read out, for example. Actually, this is exactly the intention, because you don't want to hear the organisation name and page number on every page, for example.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>An accessible PDF with Microsoft Word can\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>As long as you take into account the above limitations and use the features that Microsoft Word offers you, in our opinion, you can create an accessible PDF with Microsoft Word just fine. In other cases, you will often need to make some adjustments in another programme.\u003C/p>",{"api_url":913,"author":914,"blueprint":915,"categories":916,"collection":938,"date":939,"edit_url":940,"form":941,"id":945,"image":946,"is_entry":192,"last_modified":949,"locale":426,"mount":9,"order":9,"origin_id":950,"permalink":951,"private":37,"published":192,"seo":952,"seo_description":953,"seo_title":954,"seo_title_compiled":955,"slug":956,"status":438,"summary":953,"tags":957,"title":954,"updated_at":949,"updated_by":9,"uri":958,"url":959,"wysiwyg":960},"https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/articles/entries/1e8e4cdd-1ba2-4eef-890d-177052fbe3f4",{"id":164,"name":549,"email":550,"api_url":551},{"title":689,"handle":690},[917,923,930,937],{"id":918,"title":116,"slug":919,"url":920,"permalink":921,"api_url":922},"categories::soorten-beperkingen","soorten-beperkingen","/en/articles/categories/soorten-beperkingen","https://www.cardan.com/en/articles/categories/soorten-beperkingen","https://cms.cardan.com/api/taxonomies/categories/terms/soorten-beperkingen",{"id":924,"title":925,"slug":926,"url":927,"permalink":928,"api_url":929},"categories::beeld-geluid","Video & Audio","beeld-geluid","/en/articles/categories/beeld-geluid","https://www.cardan.com/en/articles/categories/beeld-geluid","https://cms.cardan.com/api/taxonomies/categories/terms/beeld-geluid",{"id":931,"title":932,"slug":933,"url":934,"permalink":935,"api_url":936},"categories::afbeeldingen","Images","afbeeldingen","/en/articles/categories/afbeeldingen","https://www.cardan.com/en/articles/categories/afbeeldingen","https://cms.cardan.com/api/taxonomies/categories/terms/afbeeldingen",{"id":693,"title":694,"slug":695,"url":696,"permalink":697,"api_url":698},{"title":700,"handle":701},"2023-01-03T23:00:00.000000Z","https://cms.cardan.com/cp/collections/articles/entries/1e8e4cdd-1ba2-4eef-890d-177052fbe3f4",{"wysiwyg":942,"form":9,"link":9,"label":9,"variant":943,"icon":9,"file_download":37,"form_success_message":9,"image":9,"background_color":944},[],{"value":221,"label":411,"key":221},{"value":9,"label":9,"key":9},"1e8e4cdd-1ba2-4eef-890d-177052fbe3f4",{"id":947,"permalink":948,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2022/12/pexels-eren-li-7188813.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2022/12/pexels-eren-li-7188813.jpg","2024-08-22T11:56:07.000000Z","3561f5f0-5a05-47a9-98b3-45c99fb148f3","https://www.cardan.com/en/blog/deaf-blind-take-this-into-account-online",{"description":718},"To ensure that your online communication is digitally accessible to people who are deaf-blind, you need to take this into account.","Deaf-blind: take this into account online","Deaf-blind: take this into account online | Cardan","deaf-blind-take-this-into-account-online",[],"/blog/deaf-blind-take-this-into-account-online","/en/blog/deaf-blind-take-this-into-account-online",[961,963,969,971,977,979,985],{"type":169,"text":962},"\u003Cp>Someone who is deaf-blind has a combination of auditory and visual impairments. To ensure that your online communication is also accessible to this group, there are certain aspects to consider. In this article, you will find out what to look out for.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>When we talk about \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/digitale-toegankelijkheid/\">digital accessibility\u003C/a>, we often talk about different \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/soorten-beperkingen/\">types of disabilities\u003C/a>. Of course, these types of disabilities are not mutually exclusive. Some people have different disabilities. In the case of deafblindness, there is an overlap between a \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/soorten-beperkingen/auditieve-beperking/\">auditory impairment\u003C/a> and a \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/soorten-beperkingen/visuele-beperking/\">visual impairment\u003C/a>.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>What exactly is deafblind? So someone who is deafblind has both hearing loss and sight loss. Some deafblind people are completely deaf and completely blind, but many deafblind people still have some hearing and/or some sight. It is estimated that there are about 4,000 deafblind people in the Netherlands. Of these, about 5% were born deafblind and 95% became deafblind during their lifetime.\u003C/p>",{"image":964,"image_radius":967,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":968,"type":736},{"id":965,"permalink":966,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2022/12/pexels-eren-li-7188586-1175x783.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2022/12/pexels-eren-li-7188586-1175x783.jpg",{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.40778700 1721732855",{"type":169,"text":970},"\u003Ch2>Deafblindness and communication\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>Depending on the degree of deafness and the degree of \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/blog/blindheid-website/\">blindness\u003C/a>, deafblind people use different ways to communicate. Some deaf-blind people can still see just enough to see gestures, as long as they are made in the visual field. Other deafblind people still hear just enough to be able to understand speech, as long as it is spoken clearly enough.\u003C/p>\u003Cp>People who are both (almost) totally deaf and (almost) totally blind tend to use mostly tactile communication. These are forms of communication in which feeling plays a role. This includes finger spelling, for example. This involves spelling letters in the palm of the hand. Another example is four-handed sign language. This is sign language in which interlocutors hold hands in order to feel the gestures.\u003C/p>\u003Ch2>Deafblind on the internet\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>When we talk about how deaf-blind people use the internet, in this article we assume people use mostly tactile communication. To use a computer, this group usually uses a braille display. This is a device that attaches to the bottom of a keyboard or laptop. It can generate Braille by raising small pins through holes to form Braille. People who are deaf-blind can read the structure and content of a website that way.\u003C/p>",{"image":972,"image_radius":975,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":976,"type":736},{"id":973,"permalink":974,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2022/12/pexels-eren-li-7188813-1175x672.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2022/12/pexels-eren-li-7188813-1175x672.jpg",{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.40790800 1721732855",{"type":169,"text":978},"\u003Ch2>Making your digital communications accessible to deaf-blind visitors\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>As we wrote, every deafblind person is deaf and blind to varying degrees. The tips in this article are specifically aimed at people whose both sight and hearing are almost completely gone, because it is good to take extra account of this in certain aspects of building a website or document. But of course, many of these tips also help people who have only sight impairments or only hearing impairments!\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>General tips\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>In all your communication, make sure that you use clear language and that the language is not too complicated. Especially people who are deaf-blind from a young age may otherwise have trouble understanding your communication. Also remember to offer an accessible contact way, for example via an (accessible) contact form or via e-mail.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Website\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>Also make sure your website is fully digitally accessible. Many success criteria of the \u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/web-content-accessibility-guidelines/\">Web Content Accessibility Guidelines\u003C/a> (WCAG), or accessibility guidelines, are also useful for deaf-blind visitors. For example, make sure your website has a clear and consistent structure. It is also important that informative and functional images have good text alternatives. And are all interactive elements easy to use?\u003C/p>\u003Cp>It can be useful to test your website yourself with pre-reading software, as the information you hear will also be the information conveyed through a braille reader.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>Video’s\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>If you post videos on your website, it is important for deaf-blind visitors that you provide a transcript. This is the transcribed text of all the dialogue, important sounds and any important visual information in the video. As transcribed text, it can be converted to Braille.\u003C/p>\u003Ch3>PDF-document\u003C/h3>\u003Cp>It is also important to pay close attention to accessibility when creating PDF documents. For deaf-blind readers, it is especially important that the document is tagged and that these tags are structured correctly. This means, for example, that the reading order is logical and that visual information is also in the tags, for example when using headings and lists.\u003C/p>",{"image":980,"image_radius":983,"caption":9,"show_shaft":37,"id":984,"type":736},{"id":981,"permalink":982,"alt":9,"alt_english":9},"assets::archive/2022/12/pexels-eren-li-7188888-1175x631.jpg","https://cms.cardan.com/assets/archive/2022/12/pexels-eren-li-7188888-1175x631.jpg",{"value":209,"label":210,"key":209},"0.40812100 1721732855",{"type":169,"text":986},"\u003Ch2>Getting started with digital accessibility\u003C/h2>\u003Cp>In summary, then, it is good to take the following things into account to make your online communication accessible to deaf-blind people:\u003C/p>\u003Cul>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Make sure your language is clear and that you offer a written contact option.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Make sure your website is accessible, for example by ensuring that the structure is consistent, that interactive elements are easy to use and that informative and functional images have good text alternatives.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Make sure a transcript is present if you use videos in your communications.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003Cli>\u003Cp>Make sure PDF documents are accessible, for example by being tagged and having a good structure.\u003C/p>\u003C/li>\u003C/ul>\u003Cp>Not sure how to make your communications digitally accessible? No worries, we can help you with that!\u003C/p>\u003Cp>\u003Ca href=\"https://technobility.nl/ik-wil-digitaal-toegankelijk-worden/\">I want to become digitally accessible\u003C/a>\u003C/p>",{"first":988,"last":989,"prev":9,"next":989},"https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/articles/entries?filter%5Btaxonomy%3Acategories%5D=documenten&filter%5Bslug%3Aisnt%5D=making-pdf-accessible-heres-how-to-do-it&filter%5Bsite%5D=en&limit=4&sort=-date&page=1","https://cms.cardan.com/api/collections/articles/entries?filter%5Btaxonomy%3Acategories%5D=documenten&filter%5Bslug%3Aisnt%5D=making-pdf-accessible-heres-how-to-do-it&filter%5Bsite%5D=en&limit=4&sort=-date&page=2",{"current_page":11,"from":11,"last_page":44,"links":991,"path":765,"per_page":997,"to":997,"total":998},[992,993,994,996],{"url":9,"label":760,"active":37},{"url":988,"label":762,"active":192},{"url":989,"label":995,"active":37},"2",{"url":989,"label":764,"active":37},4,6]