facultyhandbook.pdf

Staff-Handbook.pdf

2025-26-Administrative-Calendar1.pdf

Current Org Chart1.pdf

New faculty guidebook 2025.pdf

Mike Shum_Commencement 2025 Remarks.pdf

Manya Whitaker_Commencement 2025 Remarks_Interim Presidents Welcome.pdf

Ensure each PDF document has a formally defined title.

## What this means

A PDF title, typically found in the document properties, acts as the official name of the document. This title is used by screen readers and other assistive technologies to provide a clear understanding of the document's content at the outset. It's different from any title or heading text that might appear within the content of the PDF itself.

## Why it matters

1. **Accessibility**: Screen reader users often hear the document title first when they open a PDF. A clear, descriptive title helps them understand what the document is about.
2. **Searchability and Organization**: A proper title makes it easier to search for and organize documents on a computer or network.

## How to fix

1. **Set the Title in Document Properties**: In your PDF editor, access the document properties section and ensure there is a title that accurately reflects the content of the PDF.
2. **Use Descriptive Titles**: Avoid vague titles. Instead, choose titles that clearly and concisely convey the subject or purpose of the document.

## Testing Methodology

Silktide checks the document properties of a PDF to verify that a title is 
specified and not empty.

### Limitations
- **Title Relevance**: While Silktide can detect the presence of a title, it does not evaluate the title's relevance or accuracy in representing the document's content.

## Further Reading

- [WCAG - PDF 18](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/PDF18.html)
- [Setting Titles in PDF Documents](https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html)

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Colorado College

Title / URL	Issues
facultyhandbook.pdfwww.coloradocollege.edu/offices/humanresources/people-practices/handbooks/facultyhandbook.pdf	1
Staff-Handbook.pdfwww.coloradocollege.edu/offices/humanresources/people-practices/handbooks/Staff-Handbook.pdf	1
2025-26-Administrative-Calendar1.pdfwww.coloradocollege.edu/offices/humanresources/2025-26-Administrative-Calendar1.pdf	1
Current Org Chart1.pdfwww.coloradocollege.edu/offices/ipe/documents/Current%20Org%20Chart1.pdf	1
New faculty guidebook 2025.pdfwww.coloradocollege.edu/offices/dean-faculty/_sharedcontent/New%20faculty%20guidebook%202025.pdf	1
Mike Shum_Commencement 2025 Remarks.pdfwww.coloradocollege.edu/other/commencement/resources/2025/Mike%20Shum_Commencement%202025%20Remarks.pdf	1
Manya Whitaker_Commencement 2025 Remarks_Interim Presidents Welcome.pdfwww.coloradocollege.edu/other/commencement/resources/2025/Manya%20Whitaker_Commencement%202025%20Remarks_Interim%20Presidents%20Welcome.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

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