Accessibility Connections
- For accessibility in online learning and education, join the UDAT working group.
- Attend one of the Digital Accessibility Liaisons' monthly trainings.
- Connect with us on ASU's #accessibility Slack channel.
Equidox
Equidox is a cloud-based platform used to make PDF documents accessible for individuals using assistive technologies. It streamlines complex remediation tasks—like tagging text, structuring tables, and correcting reading order—into simple, guided actions. While Equidox offers advanced features for remediating PDFs, it's most helpful you can't edit the original source file.
All PDFs shared on ASU websites, online courses, social media, or other platforms intended for students, employees, or the public must be accessible to individuals with disabilities
Equidox makes PDF remediation easier and is available free to all ASU faculty and staff.
Access Equidox
All ASU faculty and staff have access to Equidox.
- Request a user license on the Equidox License Request form in ServiceNow. Your request will be automatically approved.
- Go to the Equidox sign in page, click the Google button and sign in with your ASURITE username and password.
- To upload a document, select "Import Document(s)" in the sidebar menu.
Equidox tutorials
1. Getting Started with Equidox
- What It Is and What It Does? (2:53)
- Interface Walkthrough, Zone Settings, Reading Order, and Efficiency Tips (7:49)
- Step-by-Step - Importing Documents, Understanding Tags, and How Auto-Detection Works (3:29)
2. Navigation, Settings and Export
- Keyboard Shortcuts Menu (0:49)
- Navigating Sharing, Exporting to PDF, and Document Properties Options (7:33)
- Exporting Documents and Running Accessibility Checks (4:14)
- Using Validation to Track Progress and Collaborate (1:18)
3. Structuring and Tagging Content
- Using Heading Templates (0:40)
- Linear HTML Preview, Heading Structure, and Keyboard Accessibility Tips (10:50)
- Managing List Structure – Ordered, Unordered, and Nested Lists (6:57)
- Editing and Efficiently Managing Reading Order (2:30)
4. Working with Images and Artifacts
- How to Add Alt Text, Long Descriptions, and Image Titles Explained (3:00)
- Using the Images Tab to Remediate with Bulk Artifacting and OCR Tools (4:24)
- When and Why to Mark Artifacts and How to Manage Reading Order (8:10)
5. Remediating Complex Elements
- Using Validation to Track Progress and Collaborate (1:18)
- Accessible Table Remediation: Merging Multi-Page Layouts (4:55)
- Table Remediation, Nested Lists, and Complex Header Structures (10:51)
For additional training on Equidox, review the resources below.
Support
Have support questions or technical issues? Report an issue on the Equidox License Request form.