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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Jun 2, 2018 8:57PM

> Ryan - I worked for SAS for 30 years, and while it can be challenging to
learn how to program in SAS to crunch numbers, the output generated from
SAS is extremely accessible. If you generate html or pdf output, it is
semantically tagged. I specifically worked on this project.

Sorry for the delay. If SAS was used for everything my life would be a lot
easier. In my comment, I didn't mean SAS doesn't output good stuff, quite
the opposite. The issue is employees at my work no longer want to spend the
time/effort to do the task in SAS, so they turn to other tools.

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Ryan E. Benson

On Fri, May 25, 2018 at 1:25 PM, glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> A few brief comments.
>
> Emily - Do you see problems in health care websites any different than
> other websites? Are there challenges unique to the health care industry?
> I would think health care would have the same semantic problems as any
> other site.
>
> Ryan - I worked for SAS for 30 years, and while it can be challenging to
> learn how to program in SAS to crunch numbers, the output generated from
> SAS is extremely accessible. If you generate html or pdf output, it is
> semantically tagged. I specifically worked on this project.
>
> Diane - While it might feel surprising that health care professionals might
> not know about accessible website practices, after all, they have to
> medically work with individuals with disabilities, right? I wouldn't be
> too hard on them. The accessibility field, especially with regards to web
> content, is still newish to the general population, even if we've been
> working in the area for a decade or two. Even if they were clueless, I
> think it's a win if they were willing to be educated. Heck, I've been
> working in this area a long time and every time I learn something new, I
> feel like I was clueless.
>
> Glen
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