Disproportionate Burden Assessment


Last updated: Thursday 17 April 2025

Analysis of issues

  Issue Potential number of documents impacted  
1

WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 Ensure PDF headings follow a logical order

51

  
2

WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 Ensure first heading in a PDF is a H1

24

  
3

WCAG 2.0 A 1.3.1 Specify headings for every PDF

16

  

Estimating 4 hours to identify each source document used to create a PDF and edit headings to create a logical sequence in lengthy reports (assuming the issues identified in 2 and 3 above are within the 51 documents outlined in issue 1):

  • 51 x 4 = 204 hours
  • 204 hours / 7.5 hours (1 day) = 27.2 days
  • 27.2 days / 5 = 5.44 weeks