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Re: Issues with Adobe accessibility checker converting PPTx toPDF

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From: Steve Green
Date: Feb 3, 2023 11:23AM

First I would make a couple of observations:

1. You can produce a highly accessible PDF from PowerPoint if you know what you are doing, but there are a lot of do's and don'ts. Very few people know what they are. Most of the guidance you can find is incomplete and/or incorrect.

2. It is very difficult to produce a highly accessible PDF from PowerPoint if it has already been created without following all the necessary guidelines. The built-in accessibility checker is virtually useless in this regard - it only addresses a small proportion of the things that need to be done.

It is difficult to interpret the discussion between your colleagues without seeing the PowerPoint document. I would be happy to take a look if you want to send it to me.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd