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Re: Check Accessibility of Office Document...on a Mac

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From: Thad C
Date: May 22, 2016 10:44AM

Hi Elizabeth,

I am part of a project that is looking at Mac Word. Typically to export the
tagging features for Mac you need to open the document in Open Office or
Windows version. I will be looking at additional use cases for Mac Word in
the next day and will be glad to consider your use cases and respond with
information.

Best
Thaddeus
On May 19, 2016 7:56 AM, "Elizabeth Pyatt" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello:
>
> I think I may know the answer already, but is there any easy way to check
> the accessibility of any Office doc on the Mac platform?
>
> AFAIK:
>
> 1. The Mac version of Office does not yet have a built in accessibility
> checker. You have to manually check each image for ALT text and make sure
> your document is correctly structured with headings, clear link text,
> tables with headers….
>
> 2. The only other method I know of is to install a Windows emulator with
> Office for Windows. Then you can open your document and use the Windows
> built-in checker or any other Windows-powered Office checking tool.
>
> If I am missing anything, I would definitely love to know….
>
> Thanks
> Elizabeth
>
>
> Elizabeth J. Pyatt, Ph.D.
> Co-Chair Accessibility Technology and Information Committee
>
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> http://accessibility.psu.edu
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