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CØK
Level 4
February 24, 2026
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marking graphics/icons as artefacts?

  • February 24, 2026
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We have desktop-only version of AEM Forms Designer 6.5.21. We save and publish forms as static and Reader-extended PDFs only. We need to tag graphic elements - circles, illustrations, icons - as artefacts, but it is not possible in AEM to assign such items a role. And as you know, we cannot remediate XFAs in Acrobat. This is a problem for WCAG 2.1 level AA compliance. 

Is this something that is coming in a future update?

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    CØKAuthor
    Level 4
    February 24, 2026

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    lisab94981616
    Level 2
    February 26, 2026

    Hi ​@CØK - I think this API may help, if I’m understanding your question correctly. Is this what you’re looking for? https://developer.adobe.com/document-services/apis/pdf-accessibility-auto-tag/

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    CØKAuthor
    Level 4
    February 26, 2026

    No; it is not possible to remediate XFA forms (forms developed in AEM Forms Designer) using Acrobat. What I am looking for is the ability to assign a role of “Artifact” to any element that is decorative. On a side note, the square around items such as checkboxes - which we do have to include since many end users work with paper copies of forms - also end up being identified as untagged objects by accessibility checkers, meaning, they are graphical elements that are not possible to mark as decorative only.

    For other items, such as static text, objects can be given a role as “Artifact”. Why is this not an option for graphics?

    I’ll try to attach a screen shot to my original question. The Scales of justice are decorative only and do not need to be read by screen readers. 

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    CØKAuthor
    Level 4
    February 26, 2026

     

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