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From: Jon Metz
Date: Apr 8, 2015 12:16PM

> I have confirmed that this new product will produce PDF that conform to
> the PDF/UA standard that is part of the Section 508 Refresh proposed
> standards, which is good news.


It won't do anything different for PDF/UA that the previous versions will
do. The features are primarily to the UI and getting it to work over mobile
devices. There is little to no improvement for accessibility with regards
to authoring content.

You can see the little temper tantrum I had last night about it if you're
really bored or questioning your sanity:
https://twitter.com/jonbmetz/status/585627862771859456

Jon

On Wed, Apr 8, 2015 at 11:51 AM, John E Brandt < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> What's the scoop?
>
> I just saw an ad for this and it looks like this is the new version of AA
> Pro. The DC stands for Document Cloud. It is available in subscription or
> desktop pricing and there is an educational version and an enterprise
> version (not sure of the pricing).
>
> I have confirmed that this new product will produce PDF that conform to
> the PDF/UA standard that is part of the Section 508 Refresh proposed
> standards, which is good news.
>
>
> ~j
>
> John E. Brandt
> jebswebs: accessible and universal web design,
> development and consultation
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> 207-622-7937
> Augusta, Maine, USA
>
> @jebswebs
> www.jebswebs.com
>
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