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From: McMorland, Gabriel C
Date: Aug 29, 2013 2:22PM

Other than screen reader users, who benefits from tagged PDF? I understand that running optical character recognition benefits all users because the text is searchable, but I would like to know how adding PDF tags benefits people who do not use screen reading software.
I'm a screen reader user myself, but I think knowing the benefits to to others will help me make a stronger case for using tagged PDF. Thanks for your knowledge!