Tagged PDF (also known as PDF/UA), created in 2012, is an ISO standard mandated by EU accessibility directives since 2019, and in other jurisdictions.
As far as I can tell, Apple has no support for this format in any of its products (Notably Safari and Preview, but also the "Save as PDF" feature in Apple's print dialog, and the PDFKit Framework).
This shortcoming makes Apple platforms far less than ideal for customers (and organisations) who seek (or are required to procure) accessible products.
I know that Apple generally does not comment on unreleased products, but Safari and Preview are already released. Any Apple device is therefore non-compliant with an increasingly common legally mandated file format out-of-the-box.
Accessibility consultants can therefore not (in good faith) recommend Apple products to any EU public sector org which relies on documents in PDF/UA format.
How long must we continue to recommend *against* Apple products to customers with disabilities, and the organisations that hope to serve them?
As far as I can tell, Apple has no support for this format in any of its products (Notably Safari and Preview, but also the "Save as PDF" feature in Apple's print dialog, and the PDFKit Framework).
This shortcoming makes Apple platforms far less than ideal for customers (and organisations) who seek (or are required to procure) accessible products.
I know that Apple generally does not comment on unreleased products, but Safari and Preview are already released. Any Apple device is therefore non-compliant with an increasingly common legally mandated file format out-of-the-box.
Accessibility consultants can therefore not (in good faith) recommend Apple products to any EU public sector org which relies on documents in PDF/UA format.
How long must we continue to recommend *against* Apple products to customers with disabilities, and the organisations that hope to serve them?
