Measure and Track the Accessibility Status of PDFs in Bulk

With vast numbers of PDF documents stored on websites,
networks, and computers, organizations are challenged
with keeping tabs on accessibility standards compliance.

But, what about when you have thousands of PDFs to test?
You may not necessarily know where they all are, or you may not
have the time and resources to check your files one at a time.
Then CommonLook Clarity comes to your rescue.

CommonLook Clarity enables teams to test and maintain
the accessibility of an organization’s bulk PDF resources.

Map PDF Accessibility Status in Bulk - How it Works

CommonLook Clarity crawls your domain, finds your PDFs and tests them.
It offers a variety of reports – from a comprehensive overview to
document specific, page by page, and checkpoint by checkpoint.

Create your domain (whether you’re scanning a website, SharePoint site,
or some other location), and then run a “Task” (a scan).

Then, generate your reports so that you can discover where your
organization stands regarding your PDF accessibility.
You can then use this data put together a plan of action,
to allocate time, resources, etc., so that you can fix the issues.

Furthermore, CommonLook Clarity will save the scan data
so that you can track and monitor your progress over time!

We all know that accessibility testing can not be done 100% through automation.
In Clarity, there are “user verification” checkpoints like verifying that
the Alternative text assigned to images, links, etc., is accurate.
These checkpoints are checked right in Clarity, which saves this information
so that re-verification of those items is not necessary for future scans.
Clarity identifies inaccurate alt-text to prompt remediators to fix these issues.

CommonLook Clarity can be a lifesaver, especially for large organizations that
have many PDFs, or for organizations where time and resources are limited.

Manage Standards Compliance with Confidence

CommonLook Clarity complements other accessibility solutions which
scan HTML/CSS content, to comply with ISO PDF/UA, W3C/WCAG 2.0/2.1,
U.S. ADA Title III, U.S. Section 508, U.S. HHS, or
other accessibility standards.

How to be compliant with accessibility standards?

• Measure and track the accessibility status of PDFs


• Monitor the compliance level of all digital PDF content


• Remediate documents according to priority


• Fully configurable to meet specific testing requirements

Track PDFs Through the Entire Cycle

CommonLook Clarity provides compliance, remediation, and
communications teams with the visibility they need to manage
document accessibility from authoring through to distribution.

• Proactively monitor accessibility project progress


• Allocate resources to optimize compliance with standards


• Identify documents verified using
  CommonLook PDF and CommonLook Office.

Actionable Reporting

Commonlook Clarity reports boost visibility on compliance status
to help teams make smarter, faster decisions.
Evaluate any PDF, and identify and fix issues to make it accessible.

Clarity reports for instance which PDFs have been remediated
using CommonLook PDF or created with CommonLook Office,
and marks those as accessible and compliant.

Clarity delivers multiple levels of reports on a website’s PDF content.
The reports detail all discovered PDF documents and determine any
accessibility issues that need to be verified or remediated:

• Overall Compliance


• Domain Pass/Fail


• Domain Discovered PDFs


• Domain Compliance


• PDF Producers


• Sources and Verification Tools


• File Compliance


• Advanced Overall Compliance

These reports provide a document inventory that can be used with web
analytics and other usage reports to prioritize documents for remediation.

With this insight, organizations determine what systems are producing
PDF content, what are the file compliance issues discovered and determine
a plan to correct accessibility errors.

How to avoid accessibility lawsuits for non-compliance?

• Determine areas at risk of non-compliance,
  and avoid the possibility of legal action


• Support the continuous assessment and demonstration of compliance


• Learn the status of compliance projects early and take action faster


• Track compliant files over time with a unique history report

Manage it your way - Software as a Service (SaaS)

Choose the plan that matches your needs and works best for your environment.

(CommonLook Clarity software is also available for local/on-premises server
installation in cases where customer documents must be kept strictly internal).

Enjoy unlimited access to CommonLook Clarity for an annual fee.
Avoid hardware investments and maintenance charges while
CommonLook host the software.

Get the same Clarity reports, on a regular basis,
while saving time and money.
CommonLook handles the hosting and scanning for a very affordable price.

Workstation System Requirements

On-premises server installation:

• Microsoft Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP


• Adobe Acrobat 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.0, 10.0 (Acrobat X),
  11.0 (Acrobat XI), or Acrobat DC - Standard or Professional

CommonLook Software Tools

We also offer CommonLook industry-leading software tools
to help automate the accessibility testing and remediation.