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From: Jonathan Metz
Date: Jun 13, 2013 7:42AM

Olaf Drümmer" wrote:


>So everybody may be forced to create documents in an inefficient manner
>just to allow government not to get their act together? Isn't that the
>tail wagging the dog?

This is a situation individuals in a service industry have to deal with
with clients. If you work in a product-oriented business, all you have to
deal with is clients choosing to purchase and use your product. I think
that¹s where a lot of this disagreement stems from. It seems like you want
to make sure that software (hardware?) such as authoring tools and PDF
editors play well with the specifications. But those of us in the service
industry are left to pick up the pieces when policy-makers step in and set
forth the rules and regulations for making something work for everyone.

So, yes, that is often the case.

>And whose government is it - ours or somebody else's?

It¹s ŒYours'. The problem is, contractors become extensions of their
clients. Whether it¹s for accessibility or some other non-government
function. We have to make sure we adhere to the standards, rules, and
regulations of our clients, which in the case of using the Reading Order
tool, is the government.

The RO has been a requirement for (Bevi might know the answer to this one
;) ) who knows how long, but Adobe has yet to ever make it work for us,
either by using that horrible panel or exporting directly from their
sister products. It does no good to say that, ³Well it doesn¹t fit with my
interpretation for accessibility policy, so I advise against ever using
it.²

Jonathan


>On 13 Jun 2013, at 05:44, Ryan E. Benson wrote:
>
>> Such as, can the
>> company support a client that has 10k+ users, has it gone through the
>> various security checks, and does the software play nice with enterprise
>> management tools, such as SCCM?
>
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