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From: Shawn Bridges
Date: Mon, Feb 27 2012 11:18AM
Subject: PDF size and alternate link?
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My question relates to how a PDF link be best rendered on a web page to
make it truly accessible. Should I list the PDF with a size and alternative
link for downloading the reader?

What works with JAWS and a text reader?

Shawn

From: Priti
Date: Tue, Feb 28 2012 1:18AM
Subject: Re: PDF size and alternate link?
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Hi Shawn,

PDF link should be provided along with the link text and size information.
You can do this in multiple ways: present as a PDF icon or present in text,
icon is widely accepted.
With regards to link to Adobe Reader, it depends on the number of PDF links
present on the website.
If the website includes links to PDF documents only on a couple of pages you
can provide link to the reader on the web page itself after the PDF links
and if the website includes many PDF links across several pages provide link
to the reader in the help section.

Hope this helps.

Thanks & Regards,
Priti Rohra
Freelance Accessibility Consultant
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pritirohra
Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/priti-rohra/10/8a6/788


From: Shawn Bridges
Date: Tue, Feb 28 2012 5:03AM
Subject: Re: PDF size and alternate link?
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Thank you!
On Feb 28, 2012 3:19 AM, "Priti" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> Hi Shawn,
>
> PDF link should be provided along with the link text and size information.
> You can do this in multiple ways: present as a PDF icon or present in text,
> icon is widely accepted.
> With regards to link to Adobe Reader, it depends on the number of PDF links
> present on the website.
> If the website includes links to PDF documents only on a couple of pages
> you
> can provide link to the reader on the web page itself after the PDF links
> and if the website includes many PDF links across several pages provide
> link
> to the reader in the help section.
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Priti Rohra
> Freelance Accessibility Consultant
> Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/pritirohra
> Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/priti-rohra/10/8a6/788
>
>
>