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Re: questions about accessible pdfs

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From: Jukka K. Korpela
Date: Mar 1, 2004 2:45PM

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Joe Clark wrote:

> Well, the options were:
>
> 1. keep PDF an inaccessible format that doesn't work with screen readers
> 2. upgrade PDF and screen readers

Whose options?

The authors' options are
a) use an inaccessible format and keep explaining that it is
accessible, or would be, if, if and if
a) use some reasonably accessible format (that spells HTML),
and if you have spare time, create any set of other alternatives
as well.

You are still postulating as self-evident that PDF is the right format,
and find yourself defending it no matter - telling over 90 % of users to
stop using the browser they use. Quite some accessibility.

--
Jukka "Yucca" Korpela, http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/


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