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Re: Who benefits of PDF tags aside fromscreenreaderusers?

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From: McMorland, Gabriel C
Date: Sep 6, 2013 8:47AM

You're very right, and I didn't express my previous question properly.

I'm planning some introductory accessibility workshops for faculty at our university. I'm going to explain the importance of OCR and tagging to make PDFs accessible.
I'd also like to tell faculty abouthow OCR and tagging benefit students who do not use assistive technology. OCR allows anyone to search text and copy and paste.
I'm still looking for ways that tagging benefits students who don't use AT. Most of these students will open PDFs in their web browser or in Adobe Reader. Many will probably read them on their mobil phone or tablet. Also, professors in this workshop are probably not using PDF forms.

Are there benefits to the students who don't use AT, and view PDF in browser or adobe reader? Or on a mobile phone or tablet?

Thanks again,
Gabe