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Re: PowerPoint accessibility -alt question

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From: Duff Johnson
Date: Apr 23, 2014 2:01PM

> I know that Microsoft Office for the Mac can't convert to an accessible
> PDF, but can't VoiceOver read an accessible PDF?

No, VoiceOver cannot read an accessible PDF. Not as of Mac OS 10.9.2 or iOS 7.1.

Apple has not yet chosen to support this functionality. I guess they need to hear that people want it.

> 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?

I’ve never tried it, but I would have thought (hoped?) that VoiceOver could handle navigation and use of such applications. Or is it really just for surfing HTML pages?

Duff.