  Re: accessible PDFs?  From: Chris Kreussling
<CHRIS.KREUSSLING@ny.frb.org> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1998 13:17:01
-0500 To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org Cc: rerlands@ece.eng.wayne.edu
Message-id: <s680edf7.039@ny.frb.org> >>> <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
(Kristine Bradow) 12/23 12:52 PM >>> plug-in like Acrobat
create?  "Accessible PDF" is an oxymoron. (See also "military
intelligence" and "creation science" [g].)  If it would present
a problem, can any of you offer an alternative? Converting the
gross amount of literature that not all just text.  Would need
to know more about the originating format(s) of the literature.
Word-processing documents? What is the nature of the non-text
contents? It sounds like you have a large volume to convert. If
so, then it's going to be more worthwhile to purchase, customize
or develop tools which can convert your document set to HTML
while accurately preserving its contents.  If you're wanting to
publish to the Web, then HTML is going to be the most accessible
format. Your concern about a "formattin