On Tue, Sep 16, 2008 at 9:43 AM, Mike Morris <twriterext at gmail.com> wrote: > I must admit I don't understand the comments on PDF accessibility. I upload > a newsletter in PDF to a web site. There is a link from the web site's home > page (in fact from any page on that web site that displays the "navigation" > panel) to the PDF. When I (or anyone) clicks on that link, the PDF opens in > my Firefox browser (or their browser). The same holds true, for me, for any > PDF from any other web site. > > It is true that I use Windows and I have Adobe Reader (and Acrobat) > installed on my computer. However, several acquaintances have Linux and > other PDF readers (and neither Adobe product) on their computers, and have > no trouble accessing or reading the newsletter PDF (or any PDF). > > Have I missed something here? ><snip!>
Yes. The definition of "accssibility". "Accessibility" as in, ability of disabled persons to access the content. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accessibility NOT the availability of the document(s) via the web. seeya -- Jeff Silverman jeffrey.d.silverman at gmail.com
