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From: Monir ElRayes
Date: Jan 20, 2010 3:15PM

Geoff,

PDF is a widely used document format and there are good reasons for this.
Obviously making PDF documents accessible "manually" is typically much more
difficult than HTML. Hence the frustration of many with PDF. However, with
the right tools, PDF documents can be made accessible as easily as HTML.
Also keep in mind that the PDF format specification supports all the key
structures required for accessibility. As a result, a properly designed
accessible PDF document is just as accessible as an HTML document and is
typically more accessible than a Word document.

Best Regards,

Monir ElRayes
President
NetCentric Technologies