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From: Olaf Drümmer
Date: Jul 16, 2013 3:29AM

Hi Rachel,

Am 15 Jul 2013 um 22:15 schrieb "Shuttlesworth, Rachel" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >:

> What are some tools that actually do encourage accessible document
> creation?

- axesPDF by xyMedia (still in beta, beta freely available) makes it substantially easier to create accessible PDF from within Microsoft Word (2007, 2010, and probably also 2013, but I haven't checked out the latter myself); cf. http://www.axespdf.com

- CommonLook Office by NetCentric Technologies, (I have checked it out for Word and PowerPoint 2010) makes it substantially easier to create accessible in these applications; cf. http://www.commonlook.com/CommonLook-office

- axaio MadeToTag for Adobe InDesign by axaio software (CS 5.5, CS 6 and CC, Mac and Windows) makes it substantially easier to create accessible PDF from INDesign documents (Disclaimer; MadeToTag is a tool developed by my company, axaio software);cf. http://www.axaio.com/doku.php/en:products:madetotag

Please note that some basic implementation in support of accessible document creation has been available for both Microsoft Office (2007 and onward) and Adobe InDesign (CS 5.5 and onward), as well as for OpenOffice/LibreOffice, for a while. For most users though these programs remain a challenge due to less than perfect user interface and sometimes serious technical limitations if not bugs. The add-ons listed above fill most of the severe gaps (both in user interface and regarding technical issues), and turn painful work into productive work, yielding much better results than otherwise feasible.

Olaf