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From: Murphy, Sean
Date: Jul 25, 2022 5:18PM

Patrick,

I see the column attribute very important to inform the screen reader user of the document structure. This is possible in Windows Word with Jaws for Windows to obtain this information. PDF should provide the same capability as I see this linkage with 1.3.1 Information and Relationship. As it helps users understand how a document is being structured so they can reuse similar structure when they are creating their own documents. As this is a challenge for vision Impaired users in learning and understanding document structure if they have never had sight.

This feedback is from individuals in my network who want to create professional documents and always find this a challenge and want to be independence.

The flip side of course not knowing it is in columns layout doesn't impact readability as long as it is done right.

Regards
Sean Murphy

Sean Murphy | Senior Digital System specialist (Accessibility)
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