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From: Whitney Quesenbery
Date: Nov 7, 2015 3:28PM

Hi Bevi. Right you are.

On 1:27PM, Sat, Nov 7, 2015 Chagnon | PubCom.com < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Whitney Quesenbery
> Sent: Saturday, November 7, 2015 10:32 AM
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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>
>
>
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