[Athen] Results of the PDF user research surveys and PDF remediators research surveys are available

[Dan Comden via athen-list]

Welcome to another edition of Acro(nym)Phobia!

PDF = *P*erpetually *D*isappointing *F*iles
I'll add it to the list, where it joins:

   - *P*robably *D*oesn't *F*low
   - *P*retty *D*umb *F*ormat
   - *P*ublishers *D*ragging *F*eet
   - *P*rofessors' *D*igital *F*ailure

I've omitted the saltier entries. Perhaps you can create your own.

Miss you folks! Happy 2026

-*- Dan
(sent from my virtual handlebars)





> From: Karen McCall via athen-list <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> To: WebAIM Discussion List <webaim-forum at list.webaim.org>

>

> Morning!

> All research surveys are up!

> https://www.karlencommunications.com/Research.html

> As a summary, little has changed in the 10 years I've been doing this

> research.

> Those using adaptive technologies such as screen readers have the same

> problems with PDFs in 2025 as they did in 2015.

> Those remediating PDFs are frustrated with not having adequate tools to do

> the remediations as they were in 2015.

> I'm presenting the results of all surveys at the ICICT conference in

> London UK in February.

> It is worth noting that if I hadn't gone through year by year of the

> research for the ICICT journal article, you wouldn't be able to tell a

> response from 2015 or 2025. Things are that static in terms of lack of

> accessibility and lack of tools from both sides of the PDF accessibility

> issue.

> Cheers, Karen

>

>

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://mailman22.u.washington.edu/pipermail/athen-list/attachments/20260106/9898c094/attachment.html>