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Re: A better PDF editor for accessibility?

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From: Olaf Drümmer
Date: Jun 13, 2013 10:30AM

On 13 Jun 2013, at 15:42, Jonathan Metz wrote:

> 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.

there is a lot of truth in your statement...

On 13 Jun 2013, at 15:29, Jonathan Metz wrote:

> and Duff and Olaf recommending to people that
> they don¹t use it because it isn¹t necessary for AT is the same as telling
> people to ignore their client¹s requests.

... but what if your customers could find out that by doing smart adjustments to the rules they dictate, they could get more (documents that are accessible) for less (money), while still achieving the goal (serving everybody equally well, whether blond, bald, handicapped in some fashion or what else). It has to be kept in mind that the money being moved around are tax dollars (or tax Euros, or) - and that in the end is our money. I would like to see my money used wisely.


On 13 Jun 2013, at 17:06, Chagnon | PubCom wrote:

> if regs increase the financial burden on corporations, the regs then force them
> to reduce their operating costs

so why not adjust the rules so they become less of a burden (and are still useful) - as in: work smarter, not harder... ;-)

Olaf