Perceivable
Scanned documents (OCR)
WCAG 1.1.1 Non-text Content · A
- Automatic
- deterministic fixer, re-verified
What the rule requires
A scanned page is just a photograph of text — a screen reader finds nothing to read. Before any other accessibility work can happen, the document needs a real text layer.
How Proof clears it
- Detected at prescan: image-only documents are identified the moment they arrive.
- The page is rebuilt as structured content — real headings, paragraphs, reading order, and tab order, with the original scan kept underneath, so the page looks the same and reads like a real document. OCR accuracy depends on the scan; low-quality pages are flagged for a look.
- Chains straight into the rest: the structured output feeds tagging and reading-order repair, and every rule re-verifies it on the same document.
Watch it in Proof
What to expect
OCR output is structured, accessible-by-default — not just an invisible text layer. Heading recovery from scans is still heuristic, so review flagged pages rather than trusting every level; the rule engine re-verifies everything afterward.
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