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From: Farinelli, Stephanie L
Date: Jul 12, 2001 2:05PM

I had read, however, that Adobe Acrobat 5.0 cannot make files accessible
(with the downloadable plug-in), without the source file, if the document
was:
1. Created in 4.0 or earlier, and
2. is copyright protected.
Please let me know if you have any information regarding this.
I also don't understand why there is a regular downloadable
Acrobat Reader 5.0 and other
Acrobat Reader 5.0 with Search and Accessibility.
Stephanie Farinelli
Enterprise Services, ESA
----- Original Message -----
From: "Lancaster, Lanne" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "'WebAIM listserv'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:24 PM
Subject: pdf files

> Has Adobe made their pdf files accessible (without that cumbersome plugin)
> yet? Our school was thinking of putting some of the syllabi, etc in pdf
> format but didn't want to endanger our hard-won Bobby badge. Has anyone
had
> any experience with screen readers and PDFs?
>
> Lanne Lancaster
> Student Resources Coordinator
> Community College of Aurora
> 16000 E. CentreTech Parkway
> Aurora, Colorado 80011-9036
> 303-360-4784
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>
>
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