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caz Posts: 3510 Joined: 10/10/2001 From: Somewhere south of Chester, UK Status: offline	Accessibility and pdf's - 8/23/2005 10:00:31 On the new look List Apart site there is an excellent article by Joe Clark on the accessibility features inherent in the pdf format. He also debunks some common misconceptions about the use of the format with assisstive technology. If you are in Australia or Canada he points to the flaws in the Accessibilty legislation regarding the use of pdf's. There is much more that you need to read if you regularly use pdf's on your sites. pdf accessibility Good stuff. _____________________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will dance, or more on your keyboard. Cheshire cat. www.doracat.co.uk I remember when it took less than 4hrs to fly across the Atlantic.


Nicole Posts: 2830 Joined: 9/15/2004 From: Nambucca / Kempsey, Australia Status: offline	RE: Accessibility and pdf's - 8/24/2005 2:47:58 Good link caz, thanks for that. Interesting that the guy who sued the Sydney Olympics Committee now works for HREOC, or did he work for them then too? Nicole _____________________________ (in reply to caz)


caz Posts: 3510 Joined: 10/10/2001 From: Somewhere south of Chester, UK Status: offline	RE: Accessibility and pdf's - 8/24/2005 7:33:51 What I found interesting is that pdf's because of their semantic structure are natively accessible. It never actually crossed my mind when importing tags that it would be so; I just imported tags so that index creation would be easier _____________________________ Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, for they are subtle and will dance, or more on your keyboard. Cheshire cat. www.doracat.co.uk I remember when it took less than 4hrs to fly across the Atlantic. (in reply to Nicole)


womble Posts: 5501 Joined: 3/14/2005 From: Living on the edge Status: offline	RE: Accessibility and pdf's - 8/24/2005 7:42:29 Good link Caz, and obviously something I need to read in detail. I tend to use pdfs a lot for leaflets because they avoid the problem of text falling off pages etc. that commonly happens with Word documents. Something for me to do some more thinking over, and probably some more work... _____________________________ ~~ "A cruel god ain't no god at all" ~~ (in reply to caz)