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Re: Accessibility checker for Word 2007

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From: Gunderson, Jon R
Date: Jul 10, 2012 7:18AM

There is a company that makes a Word 2007 Accessibility Checker:

http://www.virtual508.com/

Jon



On 7/6/12 11:19 AM, "John E Brandt" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>None that I am aware of.
>
>Feel free to use any or all of these resources that I recently developed:
>
>http://www.mainecite.org/add/
>
>~j
>
>John E. Brandt
>www.jebswebs.com
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>Augusta, Maine, USA
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>[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Trafford, Logan
>Sent: Friday, July 06, 2012 10:42 AM
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>Subject: [WebAIM] Accessibility checker for Word 2007
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>I've read the WebAim article on making Word docs accessible
>(http://webaim.org/techniques/word/) and am aware of the accessibility
>checker for Word 2010. Unfortunately, within our large corporation we
>will
>be stuck with 2007 for a couple of more years before we upgrade. On that
>note, is there such a thing as an add-on that will automatically help
>check
>Word 2007 docs for accessibility issues? It is our mandate to "teach" all
>users in our corporation proper techniques in creating accessible
>documents,
>but as we all know, the sad reality is that not everyone will follow
>through
>with using those techniques.
>
>Logan Trafford
>Team Lead, Web Services
>Information Technology Services Department City of Ottawa
>613-580-2424 x13598
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