I like the self-voicing feature of Acrobat Reader 6, but the document I was
reading was written in columns and they still get mixed up.  Still, the
accessible version is worth having.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Altschul" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, June 01, 2003 11:13 PM
Subject: PDF solutions


> >This is not an in-depth review of these two products, but just a heads
up:
> >
> >Both Adobe Acrobat 6.0 and Premier Programming's PDF Magic are now
> >self-voicing. This means even if you cannot convert teh document to a
more
> >accessible format, the programs should be able to read the document to
you,
> >outside of using Jaws to access the file.  I have not sued either of
these
> >programs extensively, but I did download PDF Magic and was really
impressed
> >by it. My experience is that PDF as a format varies wildly in its
> >accessibility, depending on how knowldgable the person who peoduced it
was,
> >and which software the person used to produce the file; the result is a
> >variety of approaches may be necessary to access different PDF fiels, and
I
> >suggest one of these two new programs may be a good tool to have in your
> >toolbox of solutions.
> >
> >Premier Programming PDF Magic www.premier-programming.com/pdf_magic.htm
> >
> >Adobe Access Page http://access.adobe.com
>
>
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