: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2016 11:10 AM
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Subject: Re: Readable PDF Files was RE: Unacceptable Response from Issuu
Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility
Well, I
10:36 PM
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Subject: Re: Readable PDF Files was RE: Unacceptable Response from Issuu
Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility
It isn't always just up to the creator of a PDF file to determine whether an
image is being used or the underlying text is available
I certainly agree with you Mr. Lemly.
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From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of
Christopher Chaltain
Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 10:36 PM
To: viphone@googlegroups.com
Subject: Re: Readable PDF Files was RE: Unacceptable Response from Issuu
Support Team Regarding VoiceOver Accessibility
It isn't always just up to the creator of a PDF file to determine
whether an image is being used or the underlying text is available to
Adobe. That's true if the author is using desktop publishing software to
create a document and is saving it in a PDF format. However, if you only
have a hard
May I suggest that you contact the person in charge of where and how the school
newsletter is posted? It’s important that this person knwo and understand that
the platform they are using is not accessible. This person can also contact the
developer or make sure to find a more accessible
It is accurate to suggest that image rendered PDF files are not accessible via
screen readers and it it is likewise true that an appropriately formatted PDF
file will be accessible via screen readers. But this is certainly not the
final word. Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software is
Alan,
I'd like to correct your statement that "PDF is actually a picture of the
document and no screen reader can read a picture to you." While it's true that
screen readers can't read images or pictures, PDF files can most certainly be
saved in either an editable or searchable format so