[A2k] PDF/UA (PDF standard for Universal Access) becomes ISO/AWI 14289

[Robert Martinengo]

http://www.4xpdf.com/2009/06/pdfua-becomes-isoawi-14289/

By Rowan Hanna on 17 June, 2009 | , No Comment

PDF/UA, most probably the next official ISO standard in the PDF
family, has graduated to the ISO status of =93Approved Work Item=94 (AWI).

You may not have heard of PDF/UA, but the committees goal behind it is
to set standards for PDF authoring such that conforming PDF files are
accessible and usable to all, including those who use assistive
technology.

Duff Johnson, the US Committee Chair, outlined the path forward for
PDF/UA on his companies blog:
>From this point forward, the US and International Committees for
PDF/UA will be working feverishly to complete the PDF/UA draft in
preparation for the Orlando, FL ISO meeting in late October of this
year. From there, we hope to get ISO/AWI 14289 to the DIS (Draft
International Standard) stage in the first half of 2010.