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From: Trafford, Logan
Date: Jul 6, 2012 8:42AM

I’ve read the WebAim article on making Word docs accessible (http://webaim.org/techniques/word/) and am aware of the accessibility checker for Word 2010. Unfortunately, within our large corporation we will be stuck with 2007 for a couple of more years before we upgrade. On that note, is there such a thing as an add-on that will automatically help check Word 2007 docs for accessibility issues? It is our mandate to “teach” all users in our corporation proper techniques in creating accessible documents, but as we all know, the sad reality is that not everyone will follow through with using those techniques.

Logan Trafford
Team Lead, Web Services
Information Technology Services Department
City of Ottawa
613-580-2424 x13598



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