[access-uk] Re: PDF & JAWS
- From: "Adrian Higginbotham" <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 09:27:26 -0000
Ian – depends whether you are proof reading for accuracy of content or for the
perfection of the final layout and the usual typos etc. if the latter then I’d
suggest just get yourself a good editor and leave it to the person with the
skills. If the former then either checking pre design, an editor with subject
knowledge or speak to your designers and find out if they can help. For example
we represent such a proportion of work for one of the smaller design houses
that we use that they have started using Adobe in-design rather than quark for
all our projects which means they can generate accessible pdfs from the
distiller pre printing. Some strange format issues do crop up but generally
works better than alternatives.
Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility content manager
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Ian
Macrae
Sent: 02 November 2007 20:58
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF & JAWS
To elaborate my problem, I have to finally proof read pages for a magazine
before they're committed to Quark Express files for pre-press and printing. It
simply doesn't seem possible with Jaws V8 and PDF? I'd imagine Quark is even
less likely to be a runner? does anyone have any suggestions or ideas? Of
course, the whoe point of proofing is accuracy otherwise I'd print them and
run them through K1000.
----- Original Message -----
From: Léonie Watson <mailto:tink@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Friday, November 02, 2007 7:56 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: PDF & JAWS
Ian,
As Adrian says, resolution isn't known to affect the accessibility
of a PDF. The font face may be a factor though. Some fonts can be harder for a
screen reader to pick up and interpret, particularly the more ornate ones. Just
a thought.
Regards,
Tink.
________________________________
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Ian Macrae
Sent: 02 November 2007 15:19
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] PDF & JAWS
Does the resolution of a PDF file make any difference to Jaws 8['s
ability to read it?
Ian Macrae
Editor
Disability Now
+44 20 7619 7115
+447795 968743
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