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Re: Accessible PDFs from Google Doc/Presentation

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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Jan 7, 2016 1:55PM

hello:"
sorry i need to chime in here why save as a pdf any way why not save
the docs or slides presentation to html google does a good job of making
that accessable. what reason is there for a pdf of some thing that was
born on the web.

Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
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On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 12:46 PM, Chagnon | PubCom.com < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> With respect, Duff, is it Acrobat that makes lousy files? Or is it the
> lousy construction of the source Word (or Office) document that's the
> problem?
>
> We're getting very good accessible PDFs from Word and PPT when the source
> files are constructed correctly and exported correctly with Acrobat's PDF
> Maker plug-in. I admit, there are some of the more complex items in Word
> that fail the conversion, but they are being addressed.
>
> Plus, none of those extra programs make complaint PRESS files for those of
> us who must communicate both in print and digitally.
>
> —Bevi Chagnon
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Behalf Of Duff Johnson
> Sent: Thursday, January 7, 2016 12:46 PM
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessible PDFs from Google Doc/Presentation
>
> > At this time, Adobe's products still reign supreme for PDFs, whether you
> need a press-quality one for sending to the print shop, or an accessible
> one for electronic distribution.
>
> With respect… not so. There are other products that do as good and in some
> cases a much better job of creating tagged PDF from MS Word files (for
> example) than Acrobat in its current incarnation.
>
> Moreover, some of these tools - typically the ones oriented specifically
> towards accessibility - include far, far better resources than Acrobat
> provides for ensuring accessibility of PDF documents.
>
> It's not my role to identify these vendors here.. but they exist, they
> aren't hiding and their products are available for sale today.
>
> Duff.
> > > at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> >
> > > > >