In an increasingly digital world, documents are much more than mere carriers of information—they are interfaces between companies, customers, and authorities. To ensure that everyone has equal access to this information, accessibility in document management is crucial.
CIB is your specialized partner for creating accessible PDF documents in accordance with the PDF/UA standard. Our solutions enable companies to automatically and reliably generate high-quality, accessible documents—from data creation to the final PDF file.
CIB format – the central component in the document construction kit
With CIB format, a core component of the CIB office modules, users get a powerful tool for printing PDF documents and forms from various input formats—especially RTF—and converting them into different target formats.
What makes this special is that in projects based on CIB Office modules, we have access to the raw data of the documents—such as table information, alternative text for images, or structural layout data. This valuable metadata is retained throughout the entire workflow, enabling the automatic generation of fully accessible PDF/UA documents.
Whether reports, forms, invoices, or correspondence: CIB format turns structured data into precise, accessible, and professionally designed PDF files that look great on any device.
Accessibility included
Accessibility is not an add-on, but an integral part of modern document processes. The current version 7.52.0 of CIB format offers improved PDF/UA support and makes content significantly more accessible for screen reader users:
- Line breaks are intelligently recognized so that screen readers read texts aloud naturally.
- Alt text for tables and images is automatically transferred and integrated into the PDF structure tree.
- Hyperlinks and special characters are correctly marked so that even complex documents remain easy to navigate.
This benefits all user groups—and at the same time, your company fulfills important legal and normative requirements for barrier-free communication.
Mathematical precision and tested quality
In addition to accessibility, CIB format also stands for reliability and accuracy: The software ensures mathematically correct layout calculations for all document types and undergoes comprehensive quality tests, including checks with leading screen reader technologies. The result: documents that not only look good, but also meet the highest professional and technical standards.
PDF processing taken to a new level
For all scenarios in which existing PDF files need to be further processed, CIB pdf toolbox offers an equally powerful tool. It can be used to merge, edit, or analyze PDFs—also with a view to accessibility and PDF/UA compliance.
Accessibility even without Office modules: CIB ridmi
Not every customer works with the CIB Office modules—and CIB offers a solution here too:
With CIB ridmi, non-accessible documents and scans can be automatically converted to the PDF/UA standard using artificial intelligence. This allows us to provide easy access to accessible document creation even outside the CIB platform.
Whether in complex document workflows or as a standalone tool, CIB offers a comprehensive ecosystem for the automatic generation, verification, and optimization of accessible PDF/UA documents. With CIB format, the CIB pdf toolbox and CIB ridmi, you are ideally positioned to make your documents accessible, legally compliant, and future-proof.
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