How to make easy read documents accessible

You need to do manual and automatic checks to make sure your easy read document is accessible.

Before you convert your document to a PDF check that it:

• Was created in Word or InDesign - not PowerPoint
• Is portrait oriented
• Uses a standard easy read layout
• Is written in short, clear sentences
• Uses easy read images which are marked as decorative
• Uses descriptive link text
• Includes a link to the original content (if it is an alternative version)

Once you've converted your document to a PDF, follow our how to check a PDF is accessible guide. This includes how to run an automatic accessibility check with Adobe Acrobat Pro.