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Re: PDF will be legally accessible with the new 508

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From: Monir ElRayes
Date: Mar 24, 2010 6:03PM

I don't think accessibility of document formats has to do with a particular
screen reader. Note that there are many screen readers out there and they
have to work according to accessibility standards such as S508 (if they
don't then it is a problem with the screen reader rather than with the
standard). Standards are screen reader-independent (as they should) and they
deal with other disabilities in addition to vision impairment. Hence the
importance of making sure documents are accessible based on a given standard
(such as S508) rather than a given screen reader (which may or may not
provide an accurate implementation of the standard)

Best Regards,

Monir ElRayes
President
NetCentric Technologies