Further to this, having e-mailed TextHelp inquiring about the PDF
Accessibility Editor, I have just heard from them. It looks as though
their PDF accessibility editor may be made available free to
registered TextHelp users. This is currently under discussion, but
seems likely.
So, watch this space.
Regards,
Celia
At 10:20 20/06/2006, E.A. Draffan wrote:
>I have been playing with PDF Accessibility Editor from TextHelp - designed
>to be used by a sighted person. It certainly helps to make the flow of
>reading accessible PDF's more natural, allows for pronunciation changes and
>provides the user with the ability to make equations understandable by
>adding a text explanation to each section. I think it will be available in
>the next version of Gold but is sold separately at the moment.
>
>The latest version of Abobe Acrobat (not just the reader) also allows for
>imbedding of voice recordings, annotations and bookmarks. But it all takes
>time and is not something many departments think about.
>
>
>Best Wishes E.A.
>
>Mrs E.A. Draffan
>Assistive Technologist
>Mobile: 07976 289103
>http://www.emptech.info/
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of C.E.R.Good
>Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 10:08 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Student Finance Direct website
>
>Some PDF's are assessable it depends how they were produced, much like
>websites. In acrobat reader 6 and 7, if the document PDF document is
>properly formatted; you can change the background colour and the font colour
>in edit:preferences:acessibility .
>Though I agree that there are problems many many with PDFs and they are
>certainly not as easy to use as Word Documents for example. (But I think
>they probably chosen by the creators as they are small in size, retain the
>original format, and are very difficult to alter).
>
>Regards
>
>Charles Good
>Assessor/Technical Advisor
>The Access Centre
>The Open University
>Milton Keynes
>United Kingdom
>MK7 6BY
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of John Conway
>Sent: 20 June 2006 08:30
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Student Finance Direct website
>
>Thank goodness you've both said this. I'm fed up with people assuming that
>PDF is the solution to everything. For dyslexics, I say that PDF is by
>definition discriminatory because they cannot change fonts, background
>colours or the like.
>
>
>Dr John S Conway
>Disability Officer / Principal Lecturer in Soil Science / Chair, Research
>Committee Royal Agricultural College, Cirencester, Glos GL7 6JS
>01285 652531 ext 2234 fax 01285 650219
>http://www.rac.ac.uk/index.php?_id=590
>email [log in to unmask]
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Jarman
>Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 8:24 AM
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Re: Student Finance Direct website
>
>BRAVO! Well said, Ian. In fact, perhaps we could take the opportunity of
>sending the same message to anyone and everyone creating any files on any
>websites that carry information about HE. As one of my visually-impaired
>colleagues says, try and remember this: PDF: "problem data file"!!!
>
>Paul.
>
>Paul Jarman,
>Learning Development Officer for Students with Disabilities, 206A Francis
>Bancroft Building, Queen Mary College, University of London, Mile End Road,
>LONDON. E1 4NS
>Tel.: +44 (0)20 7882-2757
>Fax: +44 (0)20 7882-5223
>E-Mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff.
>[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian F.
>Sent: 19 June 2006 23:04
>To: [log in to unmask]
>Subject: Student Finance Direct website
>
>
>Hi
>If anyone is in regular contact with Student Finance Direct, could they
>remind them it's not a good idea to assume everyone can access information
>in PDF format. It's sensible to offer alternative formats e.g. MS Word, RTF
>and maybe even plain text versions of important documents on their website,
>in particular those with relevance for applicants with disabilities, some of
>whom might currently use an older version of a screenreader or use other
>
>basic methods of accessing online documents that don't work well with PDF
>files.
>Ian Francis
>
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Regards,
Celia L. Cockburn
Disability Support Officer, Equality & Diversity Department, King's
College London, 7.36 James Clerk Maxwell Building, 57 Waterloo Road,
London SE1 8WA Tel: 020 7848 3799 Fax: 020 7848 3490.
This message may have been typed, but on a typically bad RSI /WMSDs
(Work related Musculoskeletal Disorders) day it will have been
produced using speech recognition software; please ignore any
dictation errors I failed to recognise and correct.
For appointments, please contact the Equalities Administrator Rita
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