Accessibility on Demand (AoD): Make Your PDFs AODA-Ready Without the Headache
Is your organization ready for AODA compliance? AoD turns inaccessible PDFs
into accessible, standards-aligned documents — without manual tagging or complex workflows.
Why PDF Accessibility Matters
As digital information grows, so does the responsibility to ensure it’s accessible to everyone.
Under AODA and the Accessible Canada Act (ACA), organizations are required to make their
public-facing content accessible — including PDFs on websites, intranets, and portals.
That means agendas, reports, newsletters, forms, brochures, and other PDFs must be accessible
to people using assistive technologies such as screen readers.
Industries impacted include:
- Municipal and provincial governments
- School boards and post-secondary institutions
- Hospitals and health networks
- Non-profits and community agencies
- Financial and insurance services
- Utilities and telecom
If your organization shares PDFs with the public, this applies to you.
What happens if you’re not compliant?Failure to comply with AODA could lead to:
- Fines of up to $100,000/day for organizations
- Reputational damage if public complaints arise
- Barriers to funding and partnerships
The good news? AoD is designed to help you get ahead of this, with
minimal lift and maximum impact.
What Is Accessibility on Demand (AoD)?
Accessibility on Demand (AoD) is Polar Imaging’s newest service —
a fully automated solution that turns inaccessible PDFs into
AODA-, ACA-, WCAG 2.1- and PDF/UA-aligned documents,
without the manual work.
Manual PDF remediation is time-consuming, technical, and costly. AoD changes that.
✔ No need for internal tagging or in-house tech experts
✔ Scalable workflows across departments and document types
✔ Faster turnaround than traditional manual remediation
✔ Predictable, credit-based pricing that grows with your needs
Whether you’re a municipality, school board,
hospital, or non-profit, AoD makes PDF accessibility
effortless and affordable.
How Accessibility on Demand Works
You don’t need new tools, complex workflows, or long-term contracts. AoD is designed
to fit into the way you already work.
1. Upload your PDFs
Send us your public-facing PDFs — whether that’s a handful of priority documents
or thousands of files spread across departments.
2. Let the automation engine do the work
AoD’s automation engine analyzes each file, adds the required structure, tags, and
accessibility elements, and prepares it for compliance.
3. Download your accessible files
Once processed, your accessible PDFs are ready to download and re-publish to your
website, portals, or document management systems.
4. Share them with confidence
Publish your documents knowing they have been processed for accessibility and are
aligned with modern standards.
AoD integrates seamlessly into your existing document workflows and scales whether
you have 100 or 10,000 PDFs.
Who AoD Is Built For
AoD is designed for organizations that need a reliable, scalable way to keep public-facing
PDFs accessible — without building an internal remediation team.
Public Sector
- Municipal and provincial governments
- School boards and post-secondary institutions
- Hospitals and health networks
- Non-profits and community agencies
Broader Public & Private
- Financial and insurance services
- Utilities and telecom providers
- Any organization with PDF-based communication to the public
Want to See Accessibility on Demand in Action?
Whether you’re just starting to explore accessibility or working toward the
upcoming AODA deadline, AoD can help you reduce risk and remove barriers for
your community.
Let’s make accessibility one less thing to worry about.
Read the AoD overview (PDF)
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