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From: Karen Sorensen
Date: Apr 23, 2014 1:46PM

Hi Duff and Katie,
Clarification please.
I know that Microsoft Office for the Mac can't convert to an accessible
PDF, but can't VoiceOver read an accessible PDF?
A blind student told me that composing on Microsoft Office for the Mac is
inaccessible. I didn't realize that. Is that true? What is an accessible
office suite for composing on the Mac?

Thanks,
Karen
Karen M. Sorensen
Accessibility Advocate for Online Courses
www.pcc.edu/access
Portland Community College
971-722-4720
*"The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone
regardless of disability is an essential aspect."* Tim Berners-Lee


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Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 20:40:29 +0000
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] PowerPoint accessibility-alt question
Thanks Duff, that is a better statement!

* katie *

Katie Haritos-Shea
Senior Accessibility SME (WCAG/Section 508/ADA), Standards QA Architect
JPMC dCE eCAT

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<EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Duff Johnson
Sent: Tuesday, April 22, 2014 4:36 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] PowerPoint accessibility-alt question

> Just wondering....so you have evidence to support that PDF is accessible
to AT users on Macs and IOS?

The correct description of the problem is:

"No vendor, Apple included, yet supports accessible PDF on Mac OS or iOS."

:-(

Duff.