PDF/UA Partner Desk
ADA Title II & Section 508 PDF Engineering

Accessible PDFs that pass PDF/UA — layout untouched.

We remediate public-sector reports, data tables, scanned records, and fillable forms to ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA-1) and WCAG 2.1 AA for US web agencies, municipalities, and colleges.

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31/31 public benchmark PDFs at 0 failed rules 2–5 business day delivery 14-Day Free Redo guarantee
Managing-Government-Records-accessible.pdf 0 failed rules
veraPDF 1.30.3
9 → 0 rules
Clause checks
1,748 → 0
Visual layout
Pixel-identical
Document Primary language (en-US) & XMP ID Pass
H1–H3 16 sequential headings (1 H1, 1 H2, 14 H3) Pass
L / LI 3 structured lists (25 LI / Lbl / LBody) Pass
Figure 1 alt-bound figure & 74 body paragraphs Pass
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Check any PDF against PDF/UA-1 & WCAG 2.1 AA

Upload a PDF up to 20 MB for an instant clause-by-clause readiness check and plain-English remediation estimate. Uploaded files are deleted immediately after analysis.

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Evaluates structural tags, document language, heading order, image alt text, table headers, form tooltips, and scanned text layers.

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Inspectable deliverables

See the exact reports included with every remediation

No black-box overlays or vague compliance badges. You receive machine-verifiable XML/HTML reports and a clean PDF tag tree your team can inspect in Adobe Acrobat, veraPDF, or PAC 2026.

Screenshot of veraPDF 1.30.3 diagnostic report showing 9 failed rules and plain-English WCAG findings on an 11-page municipal PDF
1. Baseline clause diagnostic Identifies exact ISO 14289-1 and WCAG 2.1 AA failures across tags, tables, fonts, and form fields before work begins.
Screenshot of before and after remediation report comparing 9 failed rules down to 0 failed rules with verified Document, H1-H3, List, and Figure tags
2. Before / after tag-tree & SHA-256 proof Confirms 0 failed rules and 0 failed checks in veraPDF 1.30.3 while preserving every visible glyph, border, and page layout.
Workflow & turnaround

Built for agency white-label and public-sector deadlines

Under U.S. DOJ 28 CFR Part 35, ADA Title II web and PDF accessibility is active as of April 24, 2026 for entities serving 50,000+ residents and April 26, 2027 for smaller municipalities and special districts.

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Free 24h sample or instant quote

Test one 3–10 page non-confidential PDF at no cost, or pick a fixed-scope package below with clear turnaround dates.

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Offline workstation remediation

We author semantic tag trees, table header scopes, OCR text layers, and form tooltips locally—without uploading client files to public AI training clouds.

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Unbranded QA bundle delivery

Receive your remediated PDF, veraPDF 1.30.3 XML/HTML report (0 failed rules), NVDA reading-order check, and SHA-256 manifest—backed by a 14-Day Free Redo guarantee.

Transparent pricing

Fixed-price packages or per-page agency wholesale

Order a single document package online, or partner at wholesale per-page rates ($35 minimum batch) for larger backlogs.

Starter

Up to 12 pages
$65 one-time
2-business-day delivery

For born-digital agendas, notices, policies, syllabi, and simple flyers.

  • Logical heading hierarchy & reading order
  • Contextual image alt text & XMP metadata
  • Artifacted decorative headers & footers
  • veraPDF 1.30.3 report + NVDA reading-order QA
Order Starter — $65
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Reports & Tables

Most common
$195 one-time
4-business-day delivery

For annual reports, fee schedules, manuals, and multi-page financial tables.

  • Up to 30 pages including structured data tables
  • Explicit row & column table header scopes
  • Navigable PDF bookmarks from headings
  • Pixel-identical layout + veraPDF & NVDA QA ZIP
Order Standard — $195
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Scanned OCR & Forms

Complex PDFs
$390 one-time
5-business-day delivery

Up to 35 scanned OCR pages or 25 interactive fillable AcroForm pages.

  • Invisible searchable OCR layer beneath original scan
  • Interactive form tags & spoken field tooltips
  • Keyboard focus order & embedded font fixes
  • Full veraPDF 1.30.3 + NVDA screen-reader QA

Agency wholesale & backlog estimator

Estimate white-label partner cost vs. typical US agency retail billing (48–72h standard batch turnaround).

Estimated net agency margin
$585.00
60.9% net agency margin
Total volume130 pages
Typical US retail value$960.00
Partner wholesale cost$375.00
Independent specialist desk

Operated by Loc Nguyen

PDF/UA Partner Desk is an independent document accessibility engineering practice based in Vietnam (UTC+7), serving US digital agencies, municipal clerks, and higher-education teams. Every file is remediated locally using pikepdf, veraPDF 1.30.3, NVDA, and offline RapidOCR—with mutual NDAs available for white-label agency partners.

14-Day Free Redo & refund policy

Zero-risk conformance guarantee

If any delivered PDF triggers an ISO 14289-1 rule failure in veraPDF 1.30 or PAC 2026—or a reading-order, table-header, alt-text, or form-tooltip defect in NVDA or JAWS—within 14 days, we fix and re-certify it within 24 business hours at no charge. Full 100% refunds apply anytime before work begins or if an agreed SLA is missed.

FAQ

Common questions

Are client PDFs ever uploaded to public AI clouds?
No. Paid remediation batches are processed on an offline-capable Windows workstation in Vietnam with zero third-party AI model training on client files. Files uploaded to our free online veraPDF 1.30.3 checker (up to 20 MB) are inspected in an isolated temporary directory and deleted immediately upon response (0 files retained). Mutual NDAs are welcomed for agency white-label partners.
What exact files are included in each delivery?
Each order delivers an unbranded white-label ZIP archive containing: (1) your remediated PDF with 100% pixel-identical visual layout, (2) a veraPDF 1.30.3 XML/HTML report confirming 0 failed ISO 14289-1 (PDF/UA-1) rules, (3) an NVDA screen-reader reading-order QA log, and (4) a SHA-256 checksum manifest.
What are your standard turnaround times?
Complimentary 3–10 page proof samples are returned within 24 business hours. Fixed-price packages deliver in 2 business days ($65 Starter, up to 12 pages), 4 business days ($195 Reports & Tables, up to 30 pages), and 5 business days ($390 Scanned OCR up to 35p or Fillable AcroForms up to 25p). Agency wholesale batches ($2.00–$6.50/page) average 48–72 business hours.
Can you remediate scanned ordinances and fillable PDF forms?
Yes. Scanned image PDFs receive an invisible searchable Unicode text layer (PDF rendering mode 3 Tr via RapidOCR ONNX) beneath the original page image so visual appearance stays unchanged while text becomes selectable and tagged. Fillable AcroForms receive spoken /TU tooltips, <Form> /OBJR structure tags, and /Tabs /S keyboard tab order.
How do you handle cryptographically signed PDFs?
Editing a PDF tag tree changes byte offsets and invalidates existing digital signatures (/Sig /ByteRange). We flag signed files upfront at no cost so your team can supply the unsigned source PDF before final signing or authorize removing an obsolete signature wrapper.
Does PDF/UA remediation constitute legal advice?
No. We provide technical document accessibility engineering and machine/screen-reader conformance testing against ISO 14289-1:2014, WCAG 2.1 Level AA, and Revised Section 508 technical standards—not legal counsel.