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From: Derek Featherstone
Date: Mar 1, 2004 7:22AM

Sachin Pavithran wrote:
> I would rather not even deal with PDF files

Sachin -- a quick question for you -- JAWS works well with Microsoft Word
doesn't it? Now, I know that not everyone has Word, and its far from an
interoperable or open format, however - I found reference to a product from
ScanSoft that takes PDF documents and turns them into Word documents. I'm
pretty sure it was called PDF Converter, and it takes the PDF and ports it
to a Word file.

If you were able to take a PDF and easily or automatically convert it to a
Word document would that be better, relatively speaking, where the authors
have not followed W3C guidelines to make accessible versions? (Again, I know
not everyone has Word or is on a PC, but for those using Assistive Tech like
JAWS, we can assume they are...)

Best regards,
Derek.
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Derek Featherstone <EMAIL REMOVED>
Web Accessibility Specialist / Co-founder of WATS.ca
Web Accessibility Testing and Services
http://www.wats.ca 1.866.932.4878 (North America)



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