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Expand Up @@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ To illustrate this point, let's compare the exact same content published as HTML

![significantly zoomed in view of article; all content reflows to fit the device viewport](/assets/images/20260611/image4.png)

In a nutshell, this is the issue: PDFs
are not written to be accessible content for all audiences.
Instead, they are designed for creating print-ready documents
for fully sighted readers.
In a nutshell, this is the issue: PDFs are
**not intended to communicate content to all audiences**.
Instead, they are
**primarily focused on descrbing print-first documents for fully sighted readers**.

So what can we do to help our readers? The first and easiest
step is to assume that all PDF output is inaccessible, and
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