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From: Lisa Snider
Date: Apr 24, 2014 9:21AM

Hi Dave,

It is an older OS, but I will check. I didn't see it when I was poking
around my settings and programs. I am also going to update my OS soon
anyway, so it should have it built in.

Thanks!

Cheers

Lisa


On Thu, Apr 24, 2014 at 9:25 AM, Andrews, David B (DEED) <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> You said "I don't have a screen reader on my Mac" ... if you have a
> relatively recent version of the OS, then VoiceOver is built in. I think
> the command to bring it up is Command-F5. It is built in.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Hi Melissa,
>
> I think that is what I did, and it created the problem. It had to be
> alted, and when I did that took over from the important image's alt. I
> don't have a screen reader on my Mac, but could tell it would cause
> problems. I redid the template from scratch and all went smoothly after
> that time.
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 22, 2014 at 1:57 PM, Johnson, Melissa <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > For PowerPoint, if an image is added in an individual slide using the
> > 'format background' option, does this create an artifact, or are these
> > images also disregarded by screen readers?
> >
> > Melissa Johnson
> >
> > *"Accessibility does not begin with technical details. It begins with
> > the philosophy that people deserve equal access to information,
> > regardless of
> > ability."*
> > Senior Instructional Designer, Custom Curriculum Development Pearson
> > North America | Course Design, Development, and Academic Research
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> > 2154 E. Commons Ave, Ste 4000, Centennial, CO 80122
> > tel: 303.658.1647
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