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From: Gloriane Peck
Date: Jun 20, 2011 8:12AM

I'm reviewing an online research database, and it uses locked PDFs, which I haven't encountered before. In the Document Restrictions Summary, "Content Copying for Accessibility" is set to "not allowed." Looking online, it appears this setting would prevent screen readers from accessing this content, but I am having a hard time finding anything definitive. Could anyone comment on this or suggest a resource with information on this topic?

Thank you,
Gloriane Peck
Chicago Public Library