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 platform for the school newsletter
> On Feb 19, 2016, at 2:21 PM, Bill Gallik <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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 available > for both Mac and Windows computers that can be configured to open those > dreadful image rendered PDF files and convert those pictures into ASCII text > formatted files. ABBY Fine Reader comes immediately to mind - chiefly > because that is the software I’m currently using! > * * * * * * * * * > Bill Gallik > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > > >> On Feb 19, 2016, at 2:58 PM, Alan Lemly <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> 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 that their >> text is preserved and readable by a screen reader. Not all PDF files are >> images but it is up to the creator of them to decide whether they contain >> text that can be read or searched electronically. >> >> Alan Lemly >> >> From: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> [mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>] On >> Behalf Of Alan Paganelli >> Sent: Friday, February 19, 2016 10:18 AM >> To: [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Unacceptable Response from Issuu Support Team Regarding >> VoiceOver Accessibility >> >> I went through this with iPhone Life. They were very nice folks who took >> the time to explain to me that the reason why they use PDF is so the >> magazine in PDF format looks exactly like the print magazine. PDF is >> actually a picture of the document and no screen reader can read a picture >> to you. >> >> HTH >> >> >> Alan >> >> Sent from my iPad Air >> >> On Feb 19, 2016, at 7:31 AM, Christine Grassman <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >>> >>> Dear All: >>> >>> Issuu is an app which provides access to millions of magazines, >>> newsletters, etc., on virtually any topic you can think of. My son, who is >>> also a VoiceOver user, wanted to access his high school’s newspaper which >>> is on the platform. However, it is in an image pdf. Furthermore, trying to >>> get around the app is nightmarish, and it does not appear that any of the >>> available resources is accessible. >>> I wrote to their support center, and this is the response I received. My >>> response to that unhelpful response is first, with the response in the >>> middle, with my original message at the bottom. I think this is absolutely >>> something which should be available to those who use screen readers. If >>> others agree, I think we should bombard them with requests to make their >>> platform accessible. >>> Christine >>> >>> >>> >>> Begin forwarded message: >>> >>> From: "Christine Grassman (issuu Support Team)" <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Subject: Update from issuu Support Re: Poor VoiceOver accessibility >>> Date: February 19, 2016 at 10:16:27 AM EST >>> To: Christine Grassman <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> Reply-To: issuu Support Team <[email protected] >>> <mailto:[email protected]>> >>> >>> ## Please do not write below this line ## >>> >>> >>> Christine Grassman >>> Feb 19, 16:16 >>> >>> With all due respect, there is no excuse for this. Apple makes available to >>> developers, free of charge, guidelines for making apps accessible. There's >>> absolutely no reason not to do this. >>> Christine >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> >>> Angel (Help Center) >>> Feb 19, 11:51 >>> >>> Hi Christine, >>> >>> Unfortunately we don't have a way for those with visual impairments to use >>> screen reading technology or have a way to make our site accessible at this >>> time. We also haven't been informed of any plans to add that functionality >>> any time soon. I'm so very sorry about that. >>> >>> If we do introduce this functionality at any point, we will put up an >>> announcement on our blog (blog.issuu.com <http://blog.issuu.com/>) and on >>> our help center (help.issuu.com <http://help.issuu.com/>), so please do >>> keep checking these places for updates. >>> >>> Please don't hesitate to write back if you have any other questions, and >>> we'd be happy to assist you. >>> >>> Best regards, >>> Angel >>> >>> issuu is on iOS <http://bit.ly/issuuonios> and Android >>> <http://bit.ly/IssuuOnAndroid>. >>> >>> To learn more about issuu, please visit our Help Center >>> <http://help.issuu.com/hc/en-us>. >>> >>> >>> >>> Christine Grassman >>> Feb 15, 22:42 >>> >>> I am blind, as are my children. We use iPhones with VoiceOver accessibility >>> to access text. I am deeply disappointed that Issuu is not voiceover >>> accessible. Only some features are accessible, and one cannot find and read >>> magazines. In this day and age, this is unacceptable. Information should be >>> accessible to us just as to others. >>> There is no reason why the text of your millions of publications should not >>> be accessible using a screen reader. I hope that you will address this as >>> quickly as possible. >>> Christine Grassman >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> >>> This email is a service from Help Center. 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