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Re: What Alt Format works for you?

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From: David Farough
Date: Nov 14, 2024 9:04AM

There is no one size fits all option for this question.
As Karen points out, Microsoft Word documents are best for accessibility if HTML format is not an option.
PDF documents can be made accessible but it is difficult and they may not be accessible for mobile device users.
As has been said earlier, Don't worry about the format for numbers. Often the synthesizer in use or the screen reader will have settings that can be adjusted for this.
For example Jaws has the following options for number processing.

Use this list to determine how numbers are read. Select Controlled by Synthesizer to have the current synthesizer determine how numbers are read. This is the default setting. Select Single Digits to read numbers as a series of single numbers. For example, "123" is read as one two three. Select Pairs to read numbers as a series of paired numbers. For example, "1050" is read as "ten fifty." If the number has an odd number of digits, JAWS reads the first digit as a single digit and pairs the rest. For example, "123" is read as "one twenty three." Select Full Numbers to always reads numbers as complete numbers. For example, "123" is read as "one hundred twenty three."