Seems to me OCR is the best solution, since many PDFs are
simply a graphic image of the text and don't actually have any text
in them. I have been looking for a convertor package to convert
PDF to TIF format graphics file, as most OCR packages can read
TIF files, but cannot find a free one (there's one called FreeBird for
Acrobat Reader 4).
Ian Francis







On 12 Mar 2001, at 16:27, Howard Kramer wrote:

> Can someone give me the lowdown on the accessibility of pdf files.  My
> understanding had been that you needed the adobe conversion program
> and that the conversion provided pretty good access for the
> screenreader user. I've also been told that you can save your pdf
> files to be accessible without requiring translation though it
> required a larger file.  I've also heard that adobe is working on a
> more accessible version.  Is this correct?
>  Thanks in advance for any help in this matter.
>
> -Howard
>
> Howard Kramer
> Assistive Technology Lab Coordinator
> Disability Services
> CU-Boulder, Campus Box 107
> Boulder, Co  80309
> 303-492-8672
>