As part of Bellevue College’s efforts to meet ADA Title II digital accessibility requirements, a new tool called DocAccess will be activated on the Bellevue College public website Wednesday, May 6.
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As part of Bellevue College’s efforts to meet ADA Title II digital accessibility requirements, a new tool called DocAccess will be activated on the Bellevue College public website Wednesday, May 6.
DocAccess automatically makes PDFs more accessible to website visitors and requires no changes to how you currently upload or link PDFs in WordPress.
What It Does
When a visitor clicks a PDF link on your site, DocAccess displays the document in an accessible viewer. The viewer includes a screen-reader-friendly transcript alongside the original PDF layout, as well as built-in search, navigation and live assistance features.
What This Means for You
DocAccess helps bridge the gap for documents that are not fully accessible, but it works best when paired with well-structured source documents. Please continue making new PDF documents as accessible as possible before uploading them and use alternative formats whenever appropriate.
Whenever possible, use a webpage instead of a PDF. Webpages are generally more accessible and easier to update and maintain.
Questions?
Thank you for your continued efforts to make Bellevue College websites accessible for everyone.
Last Updated May 6, 2026