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From: Monir ElRayes
Date: Jan 26, 2010 8:57AM

Hi Everett,

A couple of points to add:

Tagging a PDF document is a necessary (but not sufficient) condition for
accessibility. A document must both be tagged and also have a valid
structure as a baseline for accessibility (there are many tagged documents
that are not accessible). Furthermore, a PDF document needs to be remediated
to meet a specific accessibility standard (e.g. Section 508 or W3C WCAG 2.0
to add alt text for images and fix tables etc).

There are currently two approaches in the marketplace for remediating PDF
documents for accessibility: Adobe Acrobat (Pro or Standard) or NetCentric's
CommonLook tool. Once remediated, a PDF document is typically as accessible
as an equivalent HTML document.

Best of luck with your project.

Cheers,
Monir