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Re: PDF Techniques Accessibility Summit

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From: Duff Johnson
Date: Aug 14, 2018 9:16AM

Bob,

Accessible PDF, just like PDF itself, _is_ platform-independent.

This statement does not guarantee that x, y or z linux software developer has prioritized support for accessible PDF… but that's their business decision, not a statement about the format.

Duff.

> On Aug 14, 2018, at 11:08, Bob Reuter < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> fine, but ADA and other regs require accessibility to be platform independent. how can anyone who is required to be accessible comply if it is not platform neuttral??
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> Bob
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> On Tue, 14 Aug 2018, Duff Johnson wrote:
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>>> pdf files in linux and using emacspeak???
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>> Apologies for the late answer.
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>> This event is about accessible PDF in general; the correct tagging thereof.
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>> Platform or application support for accessible PDF is a choice of that software's developer.
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>> Duff.
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>>> On Wed, 8 Aug 2018, Duff Johnson wrote:
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>>>> Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2018 10:29:46 -0400
>>>> From: Duff Johnson < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>>>> To: w3c-wai-ig < <EMAIL REMOVED> >,
>>>> WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>>>> Subject: PDF Techniques Accessibility Summit
>>>> Resent-Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2018 14:30:14 +0000
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>>>> Apologies for cross-posting...
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>>>> In December 2018 the PDF Association will host a two-day in-person event to assemble, review and endorse examples of tagged PDF files.
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>>>> The objective is to establish a common understanding of what is considered "semantically appropriate tags in a logical reading order", to quote PDF/UA.
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>>>> In short, we're looking to review and endorse examples of files that subject-matter-experts agree are well-tagged for accessibility.
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>>>> The results of the summit will be used by the PDF/UA Technical Working Group (TWG) of the PDF Association as the basis of a fully-revised set of PDF Techniques for WCAG 2.1.
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>>>> The PDF Techniques Accessibility Summit will be held December 10-11 in Edinburgh, Scotland, directly following the "PDF Week" ISO meetings at the same location.
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>>>> You can learn about and sign-up for the PDF Techniques Accessibility Summit at pdfa.org <http://pdfa.org/>;:
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>>>> https://www.pdfa.org/event/pdf-techniques-accessibility-summit/ <https://www.pdfa.org/event/pdf-techniques-accessibility-summit/>
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>>>> Obviously, for any questions, please get in touch!
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>>>> Duff Johnson
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>>>> PDF Association Executive Director
>>>> ISO 32000 (PDF) Intl. Project Co-Leader & US Chair
>>>> ISO 14289 (PDF/UA) Intl. Project Leader & US Chair
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