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Creating Accessible PDFs: 4 Tips for Success

Ensure your digital PDFs are inclusive for all learners.

PDFs are a staple of academic life, used for everything from syllabi to complex research articles. However, without intentional design, they can create significant barriers for students using...

Posted: July 28, 2026, 12:15 PM

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Ally's New Auto-Tagging Feature Takes the Hard Work Out of PDF Remediation

Accessible PDFs, now with less manual work.

If you've ever run an Ally course accessibility report and found a long list of untagged PDFs, you know the feeling: the problem is clear, but the path forward is time-consuming. Tagging PDFs for...

Posted: June 11, 2026, 2:41 PM

Beyond Compliance: How MLLI is Redefining Inclusive Pedagogy

Making language learning accessible for every student.

Imagine a student learning Spanish who relies on a screen reader to access course materials. They open a PDF of a restaurant menu and instead of hearing the items and prices their classmates are...

Posted: May 12, 2026, 9:00 AM

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