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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Mar 3, 2014 7:29AM

Bevi said: "The accessibility problems start with the very first word that's written in MS Word. Fix the problem there by training the document creators. Basic training in how to use MS Word correctly solves more than 50% of the problems and makes accessibility nearly cost-free."

The problem goes back even further than that. Everybody I know (including myself) was taught wrong, and then had to re-learn how to use Office software. I look forward to the day that introductory courses start with styles and not the bold and color buttons!

Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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