2024.2025-NW-SCC-Org-Chart-2.11.2025.pdf

Medical-Assisting1.pdf

privacy_policy.pdf

Welding1.pdf

Open-Records-Request-Form-FINAL_NWSCC_092624.pdf

ADN-Program.pdf

HVAC1.pdf

EMS.pdf

Cosmetology-State-Board-Reciprocity-Jan-2022-revised-1.pdf

Admissions-Committee-Petition-for-Admission.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)

pdf-no-title

October 2025

September 2025

Northwest-Shoals Community College

Title / URL	Issues
2024.2025-NW-SCC-Org-Chart-2.11.2025.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/2024.2025-NW-SCC-Org-Chart-2.11.2025.pdf	1
Medical-Assisting1.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Medical-Assisting1.pdf	1
privacy_policy.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/privacy_policy.pdf	1
Welding1.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Welding1.pdf	1
Open-Records-Request-Form-FINAL_NWSCC_092624.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Open-Records-Request-Form-FINAL_NWSCC_092624.pdf	1
ADN-Program.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ADN-Program.pdf	1
HVAC1.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/HVAC1.pdf	1
EMS.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/EMS.pdf	1
Cosmetology-State-Board-Reciprocity-Jan-2022-revised-1.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Cosmetology-State-Board-Reciprocity-Jan-2022-revised-1.pdf	1
Admissions-Committee-Petition-for-Admission.pdfnwscc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Admissions-Committee-Petition-for-Admission.pdf	1

Ensure PDFs have a title

Northwest-Shoals Community College

Where this issue has occurred