Fix Your Content Day 2025

Fix Your Contact Day Challenge - May 12-16, chance to win prizes!

Creating more inclusive documents takes all of us.
Join in as the State of Missouri takes part in the 3rd annual “Fix Your Content Day” challenge. 
(part of  Global Accessibility Awareness Day, May 15)

Event Week: May 12-16, 2025
Event Focus: PDF content and PDF source documents

Endorsed/Promoted by: Missouri Assistive Technology, Governor’s Council on Disability,
Information Technology Services Division

REGISTER

Chance for Prizes!

Who Can Participate?

  • ANY STATE TEAM MEMBER who creates documents for state public websites or intranets.
  • 18 participants in 2023, 33 participants in 2024. I know we can raise that number!

Event Goal

  • Fix TEN PDF documents (posted on a public website or agency intranet site) per participant.
  • Of course, fixing more is always encouraged!

Win a Gift from Siteimprove!

We will be doing a gift giveaway from Siteimprove (travel blanket) to:

  1. The first three people to remediate ten documents.
  2. The person who remediates the most documents at close of business 5/16/25.

How Do I Participate?

1. Register

2. Watch the Word 365 accessibility recorded webinar

3. Identify PDF documents and remediate

  • Identify a minimum of ten PDF documents to remediate.
  • Start with your source document. Most fixes can be applied here, then convert to PDF.
  • You can begin your work anytime, but complete your fixes by Friday, May 16.
  • Upload the fixed documents to your site(s), then email Lainie Strange with the addresses of the remediated PDF documents.

4. Document Accessibility Virtual Office Hours, May 13-15

  • We will host optional virtual office hours for those with document accessibility questions. Meeting times will be sent to those who register for the event.

Event FAQs

Why do we need to make our documents accessible?

What are other good resources to help me fix documents?

In addition to the recorded webinar mentioned above, here are other helpful resources:

How do I figure out which PDF documents are inaccessible?

  • If your public site is part of the Siteimprove enterprise platform and you have a login, you can access PDF documents with accessibility errors by visiting: (dashboard menu) > Accessibility > PDFs
  • Check PDF documents on web pages with high traffic. Siteimprove does include hit statistics on PDF document, located under (dashboard menu) > Quality Assurance > Inventory > Documents
  • Otherwise, just pick ten or more documents recently worked on that you confirm have accessibility issues.
  • What software do I need to check my PDF for accessibility?
  • Start with your source document. Microsoft Office software includes an accessibility checker which checks a portion of accessibility issues.
  • Adobe Acrobat Professional (check and fix) –  How to run an accessibility check in Adobe Acrobat Professional
  • PAC 2024 FREE accessibility checker (checker, can do a little bit of remediation, downloadable tool) –  How to use PAC 2024 (Submit helpdesk ticket for installation)

The accessibility checker I use mentions “PDF/UA compliant” and “WCAG Compliant” – do I need to be compliant with both?

You need to be WCAG Compliant. PDF/UA is not required.

Is this event mandatory?

No, it is voluntary, but strongly encouraged.


THANK YOU!

Last but not least, thank you for being an accessibility champion, creating an inclusive experience for all Missouri citizens!