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From: Chagnon | PubCom.com
Date: Nov 7, 2015 11:27AM

RE: the rant, please include Apple in the rant, not just Microsoft and Adobe.

Being from the graphic arts and publishing fields, we've been dealing with this shortcoming since forever. Insiders have told me that the problem is due to Apple's operating systems, which are preventing Microsoft and Adobe from completing the task.

So please rant away to all of these key players.
All 3 have to step up the plate and do the right thing.

—Bevi Chagnon

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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Office 365 for authoring accessible documents

Thanks for the great discussion. Very helpful.

No you still cannot create a tagged PDF on a Mac and without that...

I asked this question of Rob Sinclair of Microsoft at IAAP and he said something like "It's getting better...look for new features soon." But no promises.

<rant>I think we should all shout about this loudly enough that someone hears our pain. Not to be able to create even a simple "text and a few headings" document to a tagged PDF is unspeakable. It's not like the code doesn't exist. It makes everything we do just that much harder. How long do we have to wait?</rant>