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From: Lynn Holdsworth
Date: Thu, Feb 19 2015 2:09PM
Subject: Probably OT: Acrobat XI accessibility
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Hi all,

Is Acrobat XI Pro accessible enough that I could use it with a
screenreader to make PDF documents accessible?

If it's do-able, would someone be able to point me to some
documentation or a tutorial describing how it's done.

Thanks - and apologies if this is off topic but I'm not sure who/where
else to ask.

Thanks as always, Lynn

From: Krack, Joseph@DOR
Date: Thu, Feb 19 2015 2:26PM
Subject: Re: Probably OT: Acrobat XI accessibility
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Lynn,

Yes, it is very possible to make accessible documents using Adobe
Acrobat XI. I will say that in my opinion the best and easiest way to
make accessible documents is to make them accessible in the original
file format first. If you make an accessible Word document, and then
Save As PDF you will save yourself a lot of time.

We have some resources for creating Accessible Documents on our website
http://www.dor.ca.gov/DisabilityAccessInfo/Digital-Access.html

I hope this helps.

Joe

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Hi all,

Is Acrobat XI Pro accessible enough that I could use it with a
screenreader to make PDF documents accessible?

If it's do-able, would someone be able to point me to some documentation
or a tutorial describing how it's done.

Thanks - and apologies if this is off topic but I'm not sure who/where
else to ask.

Thanks as always, Lynn
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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Thu, Feb 19 2015 2:37PM
Subject: Re: Probably OT: Acrobat XI accessibility
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Lynn, f6 will move between the navigation panels and document pane. There is very good keyboard support in the tags tree. F2 will edit tag names. The applications key can be used to open the context menu. Sometimes you can select text in the document with the screen reader and then tag with the create text from selection option in the tags tree. F4 open the navigation if it is closed - it will stay open once you open it. So there is a fair amount you can do with a screen reader but you will be limited by the very nature of examining visual content, writing alt text, and content that is not tagged at all.

Jon


> On Feb 19, 2015, at 4:10 PM, Lynn Holdsworth < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Is Acrobat XI Pro accessible enough that I could use it with a
> screenreader to make PDF documents accessible?
>
> If it's do-able, would someone be able to point me to some
> documentation or a tutorial describing how it's done.
>
> Thanks - and apologies if this is off topic but I'm not sure who/where
> else to ask.
>
> Thanks as always, Lynn
> > >

From: Lynn Holdsworth
Date: Fri, Feb 20 2015 5:57AM
Subject: Re: Probably OT: Acrobat XI accessibility
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Thanks Jonathan. I can at least now get to the Tags panel, which I
didn't realise was hidden. And I can automatically add tags and then
edit them. As for the rest: splitting a line of text up into several
table headers and such, I'm clueless and would love some training.

So if anyone knows of a trainer who can teach a screenreader user how
to use Acrobat efficiently, then I'd love to hear from you.

Best, Lynn

On 19/02/2015, Jonathan Avila < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Lynn, f6 will move between the navigation panels and document pane. There
> is very good keyboard support in the tags tree. F2 will edit tag names.
> The applications key can be used to open the context menu. Sometimes you
> can select text in the document with the screen reader and then tag with the
> create text from selection option in the tags tree. F4 open the navigation
> if it is closed - it will stay open once you open it. So there is a fair
> amount you can do with a screen reader but you will be limited by the very
> nature of examining visual content, writing alt text, and content that is
> not tagged at all.
>
> Jon
>
>
>> On Feb 19, 2015, at 4:10 PM, Lynn Holdsworth < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
>> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> Is Acrobat XI Pro accessible enough that I could use it with a
>> screenreader to make PDF documents accessible?
>>
>> If it's do-able, would someone be able to point me to some
>> documentation or a tutorial describing how it's done.
>>
>> Thanks - and apologies if this is off topic but I'm not sure who/where
>> else to ask.
>>
>> Thanks as always, Lynn
>> >> >> > > > >