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Originally Posted by Zetmolm
When it comes to accessibility, PDF (as a format) is not worse than many other formats. The issue is how you create your PDF. E.g. one small tick in a checkbox will make your PDF reflowable, but apparently most creators of PDFs leave that checkbox blank.
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It depends on what program you use to make the PDF. Tagged/reflowable PDFs are standard (or a standard option) for the ones made from Word docs; they don't happen when made from ABBYY Finereader 7 (I'm not sure about later versions); InDesign probably has it as an option. However, PDFs made from print drivers like CutePDF, instead of Acrobat's distiller, may not have any tagging option, and of course, PDFs made from scans don't have searchable or reflowable text.
Saying "PDFs are/could be reflowable" is a lot like saying "text on paper is readable under normal lighting conditions." It depends on how it was made, and what it was made from.