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From: Whitney Quesenbery
Date: Oct 18, 2013 12:38PM

Kurtis,
That's a great point. I often work with teams to simplify their content
into plainer language and clearer presentation. It works for everyone AND
makes it easier to make documents technically accessible in any medium.

I talk about it as "Content for Everyone" and find that I get more traction
that way.

http://www.slideshare.net/whitneyq/content-for-everyone-20599326



On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 2:20 PM, Kroon, Kurtis@FTB
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> Another alternative, which we recommend to our content providers, is to
> simplify the table -- breaking it up into several tables, if necessary --
> so that it only requires headers with a defined scope.
>
> Of course, it doesn't always work that way, but we do try.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Kurtis Kroon
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