Upload your PDF
Drop your file into the scanner. Optionally specify a page range to focus on a specific section of your document.
PDF Accessibility Scanner
PDF accessibility — done right.
Automated tools catch only 30–40% of real accessibility barriers. Our scanner surfaces structural issues, generates a detailed compliance report, and gives your team a clear starting point for remediation.
Identify tagging failures, missing alt text, reading order issues, and document structure problems before they become a legal or usability risk.
WCAG 2.2 · PDF/UA
Clear Summary
Instant Results
25 MB
Max file size
PDF/UA
ISO 14289 aligned
Audit-ready
Structured output
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Accessive · PDF Accessibility Scanner
Upload your document
Drop a PDF, set an optional page range, and start your scan.
Drop your PDF here
Drag & drop or browse files · PDF only · Max 25 MB
Your report includes
- Issue severity ranking
- WCAG 2.2 criterion mapping
- PDF/UA conformance status
- Remediation priority list
WCAG 2.2 · PDF/UA · ADA
Structured · Audit-ready
How it works
From upload to audit-ready report in minutes.
Structural analysis
The scanner checks tag structure, reading order, alternative text, form fields, headings, tables, and language settings.
Compliance report
You receive a structured, audit-ready report detailing every issue found — with severity levels and a clear remediation priority.
Expert review (optional)
Automated scans are a starting point. Our team can provide a full manual audit with screen reader testing and legal-grade documentation.
Automated scans catch 30–40% of real barriers. Manual review catches the rest.
Tools like this scanner are a critical first screening layer — not a compliance guarantee. Real accessibility requires human testers who verify alt text meaning, table logic, form usability, and screen reader behavior. Our manual audit service covers what automated tools cannot.
What we scan for
9 critical checks.
Every scan.
The scanner tests each PDF against the core machine-verifiable requirements of WCAG 2.2, PDF/UA (ISO 14289), and ADA compliance — producing a finding for every check that fails.
Document tags
Validates the full tag tree structure required for screen reader compatibility and PDF/UA conformance.
Alt text
Identifies images, figures, and decorative elements missing meaningful alternative text descriptions.
Reading order
Checks that the logical reading order matches the visual layout for users navigating with assistive technology.
Tables
Verifies table headers, row/column relationships, and scope attributes that make data tables accessible.
Headings
Confirms proper heading hierarchy exists and is tagged correctly to support navigation and document structure.
Links & forms
Reviews hyperlinks for descriptive text and form fields for accessible labels, tab order, and input roles.
Metadata
Checks document title, language setting, and PDF metadata required for assistive technology identification.
PDF/UA flags
Validates conformance markers including the PDF/UA identifier and required structural properties.
Color contrast
Flags text that may fail minimum contrast requirements when color and font size are taken into account.
Aligned with standards
Built around the frameworks U.S. organizations rely on.
Every check in the scanner maps directly to WCAG 2.2 success criteria, PDF/UA requirements, and ADA compliance expectations — so your results are immediately usable in remediation and legal workflows.
WCAG 2.2 AA
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines Level AA
PDF/UA
ISO 14289 — Universal Accessibility for PDFs
ADA Title III
U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act
Section 508
U.S. Federal electronic accessibility standard
Need more than a scan?
Automated scans are the starting point,
not the finish line.
Our team reviews every flagged issue manually, verifies with real screen readers, and delivers legal-grade documentation your attorneys and compliance officers can rely on.
WCAG 2.2 · PDF/UA · ADA · Section 508