[jaws-uk] Re: Online Protest Needed to be Initiated ADOBE
- From: "Amie Slavin" <amie.slavin@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jaws-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2012 20:52:24 +0100
If there's a box people can uncheck which will improve screen reader access
then most people just need that explaining to them. If it's possible to
explain it here I'd be very grateful for something to offer the next
embarrassed person who finds they can't send me important documents due to
format.
Thanks for any education.
I'm using Jaws 10 btw; does this even apply to me?
Cheers
A
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From: jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jaws-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mujtaba Merchant
Sent: 03 September 2012 14:58
To: Mujtaba Merchant
Subject: [jaws-uk] Online Protest Needed to be Initiated ADOBE
Hello Folks,
This may not be the right forum to discuss this but it has been on my mind
for too long. I want to initiate a online protest against ADOBE Corp. I
think this company is taking accessibility too lightly by providing sighted
users of their products a choice to restrict screen reader OR assistive
technology access to PDF files. I don't understand why a sighted user should
have this choice in the first place? And to add to it every sighted user I
get PDF files from apparently by default while authoring the file checks the
box to restrict it to accessibility. This is the most ridiculous attempt of
a company to restrict accessibility to their products. On the other hand
ADOBE talks big about accessibility and has provided tools in the PDF reader
to help people using assistive technology. Do you see where this is getting
us with the company?
Your valuable suggestions are needed on how to go about this. I want them to
start paying more attention when they are making their god damn products!
Mujtaba Merchant
Bangalore, India
The only disability in life is a BAD ATTITUDE ` Scott Hamilton
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