RE: 508 On Electronic Documents

Only if, or when, it is posted to the web -- as in "web-based information," which is a bit silly 'cause accessible design is equally a concern during the workflow process. Now, if the actual question is "what makes an accessible Office or Acrobat document," there's no shortage of relevant information online. A co-worker recently sent out these particularly topical references: Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel | Webstandards, Accessibility and Usability at Penn State http://webstandards.psu.edu/accessibility/tech/msoffice Converting Accessibility Practices from Office 2003 to 2007 http://myweb.csuchico.edu/~dschmidt/accessibility2007/ Creating Accessible Documents In Ms 2007 http://myweb.csuchico.edu/~dschmidt/accessibility2007/Accessible_Documents_Office_2007.pdf Bill Williams Andrew Kirkpatrick Sent by: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org 10/27/2009 02:11 PM To "Homme, James" , WAI Interest Group list cc Subject RE: 508 On Electronic Documents 1194.22 is the section that applies to PDF documents. Thanks, AWK Andrew Kirkpatrick Senior Product Manager, Accessibility Adobe Systems akirkpat@adobe.com From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Homme, James Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:45 PM To: WAI Interest Group list Subject: 508 On Electronic Documents Hi, Which paragraphs of 508 would deal with MS Office and PDF documents? Jim This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates.
Only if, or when, it is posted to the web -- as in "web-based information," which is a bit silly 'cause accessible design is equally a concern during the workflow process. Now, if the actual question is "what makes an accessible Office or Acrobat document," there's no shortage of relevant information online. A co-worker recently sent out these particularly topical references:

Microsoft Office: Word, PowerPoint, Excel | Webstandards, Accessibility and Usability at Penn State
http://webstandards.psu.edu/accessibility/tech/msoffice

Converting Accessibility Practices from Office 2003 to 2007
http://myweb.csuchico.edu/~dschmidt/accessibility2007/

Creating Accessible Documents In Ms 2007
http://myweb.csuchico.edu/~dschmidt/accessibility2007/Accessible_Documents_Office_2007.pdf

Bill Williams

Andrew Kirkpatrick <akirkpat@adobe.com> Sent by: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org 10/27/2009 02:11 PM

To "Homme, James" <james.homme@highmark.com>, WAI Interest Group list <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org> cc Subject RE: 508 On Electronic Documents

1194.22 is the section that applies to PDF documents.
 
Thanks,
AWK
 
Andrew Kirkpatrick
 
Senior Product Manager, Accessibility
 
Adobe Systems
 
akirkpat@adobe.com
 
From: w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org [mailto:w3c-wai-ig-request@w3.org] On Behalf Of Homme, James
Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2009 2:45 PM
To: WAI Interest Group list
Subject: 508 On Electronic Documents
 
Hi,
Which paragraphs of 508 would deal with MS Office and PDF documents?
 
Jim
 

---

This e-mail and any attachments to it are confidential and are intended solely for use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender immediately and then delete it. If you are not the intended recipient, you must not keep, use, disclose, copy or distribute this e-mail without the author's prior permission. The views expressed in this e-mail message do not necessarily represent the views of Highmark Inc., its subsidiaries, or affiliates.