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From: Moore,Michael (DARS)
Date: Apr 13, 2010 11:03AM

> [Mike's Comments] For non-html content, particularly PDF opening
outside of the browser window is important to accessibility,
particularly with screen readers.

[Davoud's Question] This is a question for me now. Could you explain why is that please? Why a pdf content opened in the same window would be less accessible by screen readers?

[Mike's Comments] Screen readers use configuration files that are based upon the application that is running. Thus if a PDF opens inside a browser the screen reader treats it as if it were a web page rather than a PDF resulting in improper functioning of navigation, reading, and form controls. When the PDF is opened inside of the stand alone Adobe reader application then the screen reader user has proper control of the document. This does not require any special treatment on the part of the developer when coding the link to the document. The user can configure Adobe Reader to always open PDFs in the stand alone reader rather than inside of the browser plug-in.

Mike











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