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Today's Topics:

1. Re: What is the top IT accessibility story of 2010
(Jennison Mark Asuncion)
2. px-based fonts (Jennison Mark Asuncion)
3. Re: Accessible "save as PDF" plug ins for Word on OSX
(John E Brandt)
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From: "Jennison Mark Asuncion" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 17:18:36 -0500
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] What is the top IT accessibility story of 2010
112 folks voted on the top IT accessibility story of 2010. See results at
http://twtpoll.com/r/tx35mt - until next year.
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Jennison Mark Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network <www.adaptech.org>
LinkedIn at <www.linkedin.com/in/jennison>




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From: "Jennison Mark Asuncion" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 17:25:56 -0500
Subject: [WebAIM] px-based fonts
Hello,

In the two checkpoints below, WCAG 2.0 refers to pt-based fonts (14pt and
18pt). Is there a set of equivalent px-based fonts that can be used
instead?
* 1.4.3 Contrast (Minimum): The visual presentation of text and
images of text has a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, except for the
following: (Level AA)
* 1.4.6 Contrast (Enhanced): The visual presentation of text and
images of text has a contrast ratio of at least 7:1, except for the
following: (Level AAA)

Jennison


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Jennison Mark Asuncion
Co-Director, Adaptech Research Network <www.adaptech.org>
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From: "John E Brandt" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "'WebAIM Discussion List'" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Date: Fri, 7 Jan 2011 17:49:21 -0500
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessible "save as PDF" plug ins for Word on OSX
Just a heads up for a point of clarification: that there seems to be two
conversations going on here. The initial question was directed at MS-Office
for the Mac. However, some folks have been discussing the Windows version of
MS-Office. These have been two very different products that do not work the
same way. There have been a number of things in the Mac versions that are
dramatically different from the Windows version.

In the Windows version of MS-Office there have been several PDF conversion
plugins over the years including one that was produced by Adobe and that
only got installed when you installed Adobe Acrobat AFTER you have installed
MS-Office.

My experience with both MS-Office v2007 and v2010 - both in Windows - has
shown that the native "Save as PDF" worked just fine in converting a Word
.docx file to an accessible .pdf file if the original Word document is
correctly created with all of the appropriate accessibility guidelines met.
I note that files that were from the older version of Word (v2003 and using
.doc extension) did not convert smoothly.

None of the files created in MS-Office for Mac 2009 were able to create an
accessible Word or PDF file because you cannot add ALT descriptions to
images.

John E. Brandt
www.jebswebs.com
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207-622-7937
Augusta, Maine, USA


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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Karlen
Communications
Sent: Friday, January 07, 2011 1:40 PM
To: 'WebAIM Discussion List'
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessible "save as PDF" plug ins for Word on OSX

For both Office 2007 and 2010 using either the save as PDF add-in or the now
built-in save as PDF functionality you can create a tagged PDF. There is a
check box in the PDF options once you choose to save the document as a PDF
that should be checked by default to Tag the document. You will have to
check the check box to create Bookmarks from headings.

There is only one major issue I've come across which is one that is common
to both Acrobat 9 and X and the save as PDF add-in which is based on the
same PDF specs. If Your document has images in it, all <Figure> Tags will
get put at the top or near the top of the Tags Tree instead of their logical
place in the document. In addition if you look in the Order Panel images are
always the last item in the page order rather than their logical place on
the page. Adobe knows about this bug as does Microsoft.

Thank heaven I always put captions on images as this lets me relegate the
images to Artifacts which takes less time than dragging the Tags around the
Tags Tree.

Other than that I've used the save as PDF add-in for both Office 2007 and
2010 to create tagged PDF documents. No problems in retaining structure that
is present in my source documents.

I'd be curious to know more about the forms issue. Word should be used to
create the template for the form as Word form controls do not convert to PDF
form controls...this has always been the case.

Cheers, Karen

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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jim Allan
Sent: January-07-11 1:06 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessible "save as PDF" plug ins for Word on OSX

I have office 2010 and acrobat x, on simple documents (headings,
lists) the pdf is created just fine, when you get to forms creating a pdf
crashes word 2010. have been researching it online, seems to be a known
issue, but no solution yet.
I read yesterday, while searching for a solution to the crashing, that
saving as pdf does not tag the document and I believe it looses structure.
can't seem to find the reference. does any one else know about this?
Jim

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 6:14 AM, Karlen Communications
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I would ask for Office 2010 as Word, PowerPoint and excel have an
> accessibility checker. There is also a Navigation Pane where you can
> review headings, the ability to import and export styles and a styles
> manager/organizer that is useful. Office 2007 has all of these except
> the accessibility checker. Office 2010 has the save as PDF add-in
> built in whereas Office 2007 needs a download and install for the add-in.
>
> One other note of importance is that with Office 2010 you would need
> Acrobat X to use the integrated Adobe add-in to convert documents
> directly from Office. I know Acrobat X does NOT support a 64-bit
> install of Office 2010 So you would need to ensure that the 32-bit
> version of Office was installed. My version of Office 2010 is 64-bit
> only so I do not have access to the Adobe add-in. I have to either use
> the Microsoft save as PDF tools or open the document in an Office
> 2007 version/on another computer to use the integrated Adobe add-in.
> This means I still have to have two computers to create PDF: one with
> Office 2010 and Acrobat 9/which has the standard menus, and one with
> Office 2007 32-bit and Acrobat X/which has an entirely new UI that is
> minimally accessible using the keyboard/has most of the menus removed.
>
> Cheers, Karen
>
>
>
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> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Heather
> Parker
> Sent: January-06-11 6:59 PM
> To: 'WebAIM Discussion List'
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessible "save as pdf" plug ins for Word on
> OSX

>Cheap Laptops(Notebooks) and Desktop
http://www.shoppingbuyusa.com

> I have 2003 & Acrobat Pro 8 on my PC, but the laptops have 2007. Some
> of our department computers have 2003 and others have 2007. Some of
> the computers in other departments have 2010.
>
> I could ask for 2007 if it would help me. They would be happy to
> upgrade me.
>
> "After creating the PDF from Word 2003, you have to set the language
> specification (under File, Properties, Advanced)..."
>
> So I just can't turn it on and leave it on?
>
> I think most of the errors where heading problems. I'll run one of
> the proposals through and see what the errors are. The proposals were
> created with CutePDF by the librarian.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Heather
> Alliant Int'l Univ
>