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From: Jeff Isom
Date: Jul 12, 2001 2:44PM


To be safe, I would recommend that you post an HTML/text version as well.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Morris, Lynn" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "'WebAIM forum'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 1:44 PM
Subject: RE: pdf files

> I have a follow-up question for 508-compliance: Is it OK to post a PDF
> version alone, or does 508 require that we post an HTML/text version too?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeff Isom [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 3:43 PM
> To: WebAIM forum
> Subject: Re: pdf files
>
>
> If you have Adobe 5, you can download a make accessible tool that helps
you
> create accessible PDF files. Unfortunately this only works with Acrobat
5.
> The files are then accessible to screen readers.
>
> More information can be found at http://www.webaim.org/howto/acrobat
>
> Good luck.
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> ----- 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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