I tried to access adobe to get that file, but it says that the page can't
be found.At 12:58 PM 4/17/2001, Kelly Ford wrote:
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>Date: Tue, 17 Apr 2001 12:11:41 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Kelly Ford <[log in to unmask]>
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>Subject: [webwatch] Acrobat 5 with Accessibility Support Is Out
>
>Hi All,
>
>Acrobat 5, the version from Adobe that has accessibility for some screen
>readers as part of the product is out.  You can get info and a copy of the
>software from <http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/alternate.html>.
>
>This is not the main download pointed to by Adobe.  I'm not sure what's up
>with the different versions.  When I installed the general 5.0 release I
>received an error message pointing me to the alternative version.
>
>I haven't experimented much with the product yet.  Window-Eyes 4.1 beta 3
>and JAWS 3.7.87 both seem to load PDF files directly into a view much like
>you get with Internet Explorer i.e. MSAA mode for Window-Eyes and Virtual
>PC for JAWS.
>
>I haven't tried completing any forms with the new version.
>
>Interestingly, and quite nice to note, the accessibility view of a PDF
>file seems to load correctly inside of IE.  This means no more downloading
>the file first and launching Acrobat.
>
>Again these are preliminary comments based on just a quick test of the
>software.
>
>Comments from others are welcome.
>
>Kelly
>
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