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From: Jordan Wilson
Date: Sep 12, 2014 11:47AM

Carolyn,

Here's a WebAIM article that discusses this specifically:

http://webaim.org/techniques/hypertext/hypertext_links


Scroll down to 'Links to Non-HTML Resources'
Adding an icon is also helpful for sighted users.



On 9/12/14 1:26 PM, "Carolyn Dudas" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>Let me try again (in plain text format)Š
>
>I¹m looking for some ideas on how best to provide links to alternative
>versions of documents. I need to make sure that it makes sense to someone
>using a screen reader.
>
>For example, here is one possibility:
>Creating Accessible Word Documents (Word) | PDF
>
>Are there any other ideas?
>
>Thanks.
>---------------------------------------------------------
>Carolyn Dudas
>Web Developer/Information Specialist
>Penn State Behrend
>Computer Center
>4205 College Drive
>Erie, PA 16563-1201
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