Documents produced in Overleaf are not accessible – to meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0 AA), there must be advanced and intentional workflows initiated.

LaTeX generated PDFs produced in Overleaf lack tag structure, have no reliable reading order, do not read math to screen readers, do not provide alt text for figures.

Important Resources

• Overleaf: An introduction to tagged PDF Files; internals and the challenges of accessibility
• Overleaf – Creating Accessing PDFs in LaTex
• The LaTeX Tagging Project – instructions to enable LaTeX to produce accessible, tagged PDF files
• LaTeX Accessibility Guide - The Ohio State University 
• LaTex – University of South Carolina 

If Overleaf is used, an accessible alternative format should also be provided (HTML, Word or Canvas pages using Equation Editor)  Overleaf can be used for research or publications but not as the sole instructional format for ISU classes.

Others Options for mathematical content

Mathpix and Equatio are mathematical tools that are being adopted by universities across the country, highlighting their accessibility.