[NFBCS] PDF Files Rendering differently in Different Viewers?

[dana mohsen]

Interesting! Thank you, Shane.


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Subject: Re: [NFBCS] PDF Files Rendering differently in Different Viewers?

Dana,

Edge, chrome, firefox, etc. do their own accessibility stuff to PDF's
and in my experience do not follow or use the tags in PDF's. For the
most accessible experience with tagged PDF's, use Adobe.


Shane Popplestone
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Legislative committee, NFB of Ohio
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On 8/31/2026 11:06 AM, dana mohsen via NFBCS wrote:
> Hi all,
> Doing some pdf accessibility work and have some pdf files that seem to
> be tagged (I used PDF accessibility Checker to verify), and when I
> open them in Adobe, I can see headings, tables and other elements.
> However, when I view them in MS Edge, they seem to be untagged and
> even unspaced.
> Does Adobe set some kind of structure for screen-reader support? (I
> know there are some accessibility settings it configures automatically
> when one uses a screen-reader.)
> Any ideas on why these files render differently when opened in Adobe
> vs. edge? I'm using the standard version of Adobe, not the pro one.
>
> Thanks,
> Dana
>
>
>
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