PDF - Text Extraction File

Hi All,

This is my first time posting here so please advise if this isn't the best group for this kind of assistance.

I've discovered we have some PDFs on our site that when accessed via a screen reader this is the message read out: "This PDF is inaccessible. Couldn't download text extraction files". The PDF(s) in question are large campus maps.

I'm not super familiar with creating accessible PDFs, but I'm trying to understand how a text extraction file is created and then attached to a PDF so when a user opens it on the page using a screen reader the text extraction file is available. Does it have to be a separate link on the page or is there some way to embed/tie it to the PDF itself that just triggers it when opened via a screen reader?

Thanks in advance.

Susan Richter
Senior Web Interface Developer
Digital Products & Experience
Nova Scotia Community College
Institute of Technology Campus
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