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Re: accessibility guidelines/normative for PDF?

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Aug 5, 2016 11:56AM

<< PDFs are considered web content >>
> Uh, I disagree. That's a dangerous, way-too-broad interpretation!

Sorry, should have been more -- PDFs are considered web content when served up via HTTP/HTTPS protocol and rendered through a user agent.

From https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
Example: Some common examples of Web content technologies include HTML, CSS, SVG, PNG, PDF, Flash, and JavaScript.

Jonathan

Jonathan Avila
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