How to Remediate Webpages and Electronic Documents

Step 1: Identify webpages and electronic documents for remediation.

Complete Steps 1 to 5 of How to Do a Content Evaluation.

At the end of Step 5, you’ll have four buckets of content. 

Inaccessible webpages and electronic documents that you want to remediate should be in the “Modify” bucket.

Important: Make sure the electronic documents you plan to remediate are NOT EXEMPT from ADA Title II.

• Work with your Agency’s attorney general to determine if any of your content meets one of five ADA Title II exemptions.
• If an electronic document is not exempt, remediate it following the steps below.

Step 2: Remediate webpages.

• Use the Accessibility Guidelines to remediate webpages.

Step 3: Remediate electronic documents.

PDFs

• Remediate the PDF form.
  • Follow instructions in PDF Remediation Guide - PDF - 3.98 MB.
  • Also review the guidance for Accessible Fillable PDF Forms - PDF - 426.09 KB.
• OR turn the PDF form into an accessible web form.
  • Review guidance and instructions in How to Turn a PDF form into a Web form.

Other electronic documents

Other electronic documents include documents in

• Word (or other writing software)
• Excel (or other spreadsheet software)
• PowerPoint (or other presentation software)

Resources

• State of Maryland Accessibility Guidelines.
• State of Maryland Plain Language Standards.
• Learn from members of the Plain Language Community of Practice (Google Chat).