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Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust is a Disability Confident Employer

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Ensure that PDF documents specifies headings for accessibility.

## What this means

Specifying headings in a PDF involves clearly defining tagged heading elements within 
the document. These headings are used to structure the content, similar to how headings 
are used in web content (like HTML). 

## Why it matters

1. **Accessibility**: Headings are crucial for screen readers and other assistive technologies. They allow users with visual impairments to navigate the document more easily.
2. **Document Structure**: Clearly defined headings help in organizing the content, making it more understandable and navigable for all users.
3. **Search Efficiency**: Proper headings improve the document's searchability, enabling users to find information more quickly.

## How to fix

1. **Use Styles in Document Creation**: When creating a document, use heading styles (like Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.) in your word processor before converting it to a PDF.
2. **Edit Existing PDFs**: If your PDF is already created, use a PDF editor to add or modify heading tags. Ensure that the headings are in a logical hierarchical order.

## Testing Methodology

Silktide flags PDFs that don't contain a single tagged heading.

## Further Reading

- [WCAG PDF9](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/pdf.html#PDF9)
- [Creating Accessible PDFs](https://www.adobe.com/accessibility/pdf/pdf-accessibility-overview.html)
- [PDF Accessibility - Defining PDF Accessibility](https://www.webaim.org/techniques/acrobat/)

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Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust

	Title / URL	Issues
	Printwww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/3465/nhs_kent_ar_2022_web.pdf	1
	Kent & Medway NHS & Social Care Partnership Trust is a Disability Confident Employerwww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/3531/dcs003029.pdf	1
	e-connect-april-2020.pdfwww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/2675/e-connect-april-2020.pdf	1
	ahp-hee-south-england-flyers_01.pdfwww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/2994/ahp-hee-south-england-flyers_01.pdf	1
	connected-winter-2017.pdfwww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/1913/connected-winter-2017.pdf	1
	econnect-july-2020.pdfwww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/2689/econnect-july-2020.pdf	1
	Microsoft Outlook - Memo Stylewww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/3506/econnect-april-2022.pdf	1
	Microsoft Outlook - Memo Stylewww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/3505/vv-july-2022.pdf	1
	volunteer-voices-july-2020.pdfwww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/2676/volunteer-voices-july-2020.pdf	1
	armed-forces-covenant.pdfwww.kmpt.nhs.uk/media/wl2ji13c/armed-forces-covenant.pdf	1

Specify headings for every PDF

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