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From: Cheryl Amato
Date: Nov 15, 2006 4:30PM

I am currently evaluating a website for accessibility and am wondering exactly how to handle Word documents. If a web page is linked to a Word document I realize you must notify the user but should you also provide a link to the Word Viewer for those who don't have the software? Would this also be true for Powerpoint and Excel files (both have viewers available)? I am under the impression that the viewers are not necessarily accessible themselves.

I am interested in how others are handling this as I'm sure it happens often.

Cheryl Amato
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