Dual Lab announces the release of PDF4WCAG Accessibility Checker 1.12. The release introduces improvements to accessibility and keyboard navigation, error visualization, validation accuracy, localization to Korean language and application stability.
PDF4WCAG Accessibility Checker is designed to help organizations evaluate PDF documents against PDF/UA, WCAG, and WTPDF accessibility requirements. The solution is powered by the veraPDF validation architecture and provides machine-verifiable checks based on the PDF/UA and WTPDF validation profiles.
What’s new in PDF4WCAG 1.12
Improved accessibility and user experience
Version 1.12 improves the PDF4WCAG interface and makes the application easier to navigate and use.
Key improvements include:
- Enhanced accessibility and keyboard navigation.
Better error visualization
PDF4WCAG 1.12 improves the way validation errors are presented and connected to the relevant elements in a PDF.
The release includes:
- Improved handling of annotation-related errors, including missing highlights and corresponding properties in the annotation panel.
- Support for displaying metadata errors.
- Improved highlighting of errors related to missing language identification.
Validation improvements
The new release includes several updates designed to improve the accuracy and consistency of validation results.
Version 1.12:
- Fixes reporting for ISO 14289-2:2024 8.2.5.20 (Link annotations targeting different locations)
- Fixed LaTeX specific errors in human checks.
- Removes selected WCAG rules that are no longer applicable to the validation workflow.
These changes help provide more precise and actionable validation results for PDF accessibility professionals.
Localization updates
PDF4WCAG 1.12 expands localization with the addition of the Korean language.
The release includes:
- Korean interface translations.
- Korean translations for validation error messages.
- Support of CJK fonts in PDF reports.
- Translated documentation.
The localization updates make PDF accessibility testing more accessible to Korean-speaking users and organizations.
Application improvements
Additional application improvements include:
- Improved veraPDF log and warning reporting to users.
- Updated and clarified error messages.
- Improvements to the verapdf-js-viewer documentation.
- Improved session management.
Supporting PDF accessibility and compliance
The combination of machine-verifiable validation, detailed error reporting, and an interactive interface helps accessibility teams, developers, document creators, and compliance professionals identify and address PDF accessibility problems more efficiently.
PDF4WCAG 1.12 continues Dual Lab’s focus on making PDF accessibility validation more accurate, transparent, and practical for organizations working toward PDF/UA, WCAG, and WTPDF compliance.
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