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From: Kevin Spruill
Date: Thu, Nov 07 2002 3:23PM
Subject: Re: WP PDF files
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Tim,
I haven't tested WordPerfect generated PDF's for accessibility, but this much I do know - Corel implemented their own interpretation of the PDF api - not 100% in line with Adobe's or the IEEE specifications (disclaimer: this information came from an Adobe rep - not a Corel rep). Now, if it is a case where the resultant PDF is an "image" pdf - then a run through Distiller/Paper Capture, and a touch up with the Make Accessible plugin should bring them back into the world of accessible content.
MS Word on the other hand is compliant with the Adobe specification... and can generate accessible PDF's (NOT a plug for Microsoft btw).
Another set of hoops to jump through, but better than regenerating the documents. You might want to try Adobe's online conversion, and accessibility tools to see if the process I mention above works for your files before investing too much time in it.
http://createpdf.adobe.com/index.pl/417732106.844847?BP=IE&;v=AHP
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Kevin Spruill
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WordPerfect makes PDF files.
There is an option to "Publish text as graphics" rather than embedding
fonts as it will look better.
Am I to understand that these PDF files (of which I made about 50+) are
inaccessible to screen readers and search engines?
(I had expected that there was some type of advanced antialiasing that went
on, not that the text was actually converted to an image file.)
TjL
who may have several hundred pages worth of printing and scanning in his
future :-/
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From: Jeff Finlay
Date: Fri, Nov 08 2002 10:20AM
Subject: a 'Computer Shopper' for Accessible Hardware/Software?
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Friends, I happened to buy November edition of Computer Shopper the other day, which was touting the '100 best products of 2002.' I wondered how accessible many of these were, and how the content of the reviews would be changed if accessibility were to become a component. Do you know of any publication or website that tries to review the 100 best accessibility products of the last year or the accessibility of the products touted as the 100 best of the last year?
Thanks,
Jeffrey Ian Finlay
Asst Director, Center for Teaching and Learning
Asst Director, Center for the Virtual University
Manager, Accessibility in Distance Education (ADE) project
Office of Distance Education and Lifelong Learning
(301) 985-4610
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