Publications designed for accessibility

A PDF posted online as is often shuts out people who are blind, have low vision or navigate with a keyboard. Denkimedia turns your PDF into a publication everyone can read, on every plan and at no extra cost.

Why it matters

• Growing obligations. In Europe, the European Accessibility Act (EAA) has applied since June 28, 2025 to many online services, including e-commerce (micro-enterprises excepted). In France, the RGAA sets the rules for digital accessibility. Similar rules exist in Canada and other countries.
• More readers. A publication that works with a keyboard and a screen reader also reaches older people, mobile readers and people reading in a language that isn't their own.
• Better search visibility. Well-structured and clearly labeled text is also what Google and AI assistants read.

What the viewer does for all your readers

• Keyboard navigation: pages, hotspots, search, table of contents, thumbnails and cart; the Escape key closes dialogs and focus always stays visible.
• Screen readers: every page and hotspot has a name (“Watch video: product range overview”), and page changes are announced.
• Scanned documents: the text of scanned pages is recognized automatically, for search, screen readers and Google.
• Language detected or set, so the right voice is used; the viewer interface is in English or French depending on the reader.
• Reduced motion is respected when readers have asked for it in their system settings.

What you set in the editor

The Accessibility panel lists what to check and takes you straight to the fix:

• alt text for images, or marking an image as decorative;
• names for links, videos and downloads, read by screen readers;
• descriptions for pages that are only images (scanned documents, illustrations);
• the publication language and the contrast of hotspot icons and arrows;
• a prefilled accessibility statement template to adapt and publish on your website.

What remains in your hands

Denkimedia is designed for accessibility, but the content of your document matters just as much:

• the contrast and size of the text in your PDF, and information conveyed only by color;
• scanned PDFs: their text is recognized automatically but may contain errors to review;
• the videos and documents you link to (captions, file accessibility).

Only an audit of your publication can establish its level of conformance (RGAA, WCAG). We give you the tools to get closer to it and to document it honestly.