[Athen] Has MS updated Office for Mac for accessibility

Howard Kramer hkramer at ahead.org
Wed Sep 13 13:11:35 PDT 2017


Thank you all for your answers on that question.

Regards,
Howard

On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 1:55 PM, Robert Beach <rbeach at kckcc.edu> wrote:


> Hello all,

>

> I've noticed a couple of posts recently that mention having to set the

> document language in Adobe after saving from a Word document. I've not

> found this to be an issue here. I've created several Word documents that

> switch between English and Spanish which worked correctly in both Word and

> PDF. I did not have to go back and reset the language in Adobe. I did not

> completely test every chapter of the books, but the students who were using

> them said they had no trouble with the speech switching language. Both

> students were using JAWS and one also used NVDA at times, but I'm not sure

> if he used NVDA with this particular book.

>

> Now, having said that, I haven't done a mixed language book since Office

> 2016, but I would hope this hasn't been broken.

>

>

> Robert Lee Beach

> Assistive Technology Specialist

> Kansas City Kansas Community College

> 7250 State Avenue

> Kansas City, KS 66112

> Phone: 913-288-7671

> Email: rbeach at kckcc.edu

>

>

> -----Original Message-----

> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu]

> On Behalf Of PIATT, JASON

> Sent: Wednesday, September 13, 2017 2:39 PM

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>

> I cannot speak totally to the whole Office suite, but, the publically

> available current Word 2016 (version 15.39 170829) does indeed have an

> accessibility checker (in the review tab) that allows the document to be

> scanned for common issues like missing headings, missing alt text, missing

> header rows, etc. A report is then generated and the user is told why the

> issue needs to be corrected. Just to be clear, accessible formatting does

> not happen automatically – the user still has to format the document using

> appropriate heading styles, distinguishable hyperlinks, alt text, etc.

>

> ALSO – when an “accessible” Word document is saved as a PDF, there is

> still work to be done on the Acrobat Pro side (such as setting document

> language, title, tagging, etc.)

>

> However, this checker is a great addition for Mac users.

>

> Jason

> -----------------------

> Jason Piatt, M.Ed.

> Electronic & Information Technology Manager, Student Accessibility

> Services Kent State University

> 330.672.8032 | jpiatt at kent.edu

> http://www.kent.edu/accessibility

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> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 13:42:26 -0600

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> Hello All:

>

> I've heard from a very reliable source that you can now run the Office

> accessibility checker (as per the Windows version) for Word and

> PowerPoint

> and create accessible PDFs from Word and PPT for the MAC.

>

> I'll need to change some online content if this is the case and since I

> don't work much in the Mac environment I just wanted to verify that

> this is

> the case.

>

> Thanks,

> Howard

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> From: Hadi Rangin <hadir at uw.edu>

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> HI Howard,

>

> We have been collaborating with Microsoft Office group as well as

> their Mac Outlook team. All the points you mentioned have been in our issue

> list and they are indeed working on them. We are on the insider release and

> don?t know if all THOSE ENHANCEMENTS MADE TO THE PUBLIC VERSION YET.

> Let me verify those features with my students and I will let you know.

>

> Thanks,

> Hadi

>

> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu]

> On Behalf Of Howard Kramer

> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 12:42 PM

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> Subject: [Athen] Has MS updated Office for Mac for accessibility

>

> Hello All:

>

> I've heard from a very reliable source that you can now run the Office

> accessibility checker (as per the Windows version) for Word and PowerPoint

> and create accessible PDFs from Word and PPT for the MAC.

>

> I'll need to change some online content if this is the case and since

> I don't work much in the Mac environment I just wanted to verify that this

> is the case.

>

> Thanks,

> Howard

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> From: Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org>

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> Thanks Hadi.

>

> -Howard

>

> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 1:54 PM, Hadi Rangin <hadir at uw.edu> wrote:

>

> > HI Howard,

> >

> >

> >

> > We have been collaborating with Microsoft Office group as well as

> their

> > Mac Outlook team. All the points you mentioned have been in our

> issue list

> > and they are indeed working on them. We are on the insider release

> and

> > don?t know if all THOSE ENHANCEMENTS MADE TO THE PUBLIC VERSION YET.

> >

> > Let me verify those features with my students and I will let you

> know.

> >

> >

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Hadi

> >

> >

> >

> > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@

> mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On

> > Behalf Of *Howard Kramer

> > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 12, 2017 12:42 PM

> > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> > athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> > *Subject:* [Athen] Has MS updated Office for Mac for accessibility

> >

> >

> >

> > Hello All:

> >

> >

> >

> > I've heard from a very reliable source that you can now run the

> Office

> > accessibility checker (as per the Windows version) for Word and

> PowerPoint

> > and create accessible PDFs from Word and PPT for the MAC.

> >

> >

> >

> > I'll need to change some online content if this is the case and

> since I

> > don't work much in the Mac environment I just wanted to verify that

> this is

> > the case.

> >

> >

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Howard

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> >

> > Howard Kramer

> >

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> >

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> >

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> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 16:04:26 -0400

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> Howard

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> Here is the Microsoft link with more information.

>

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> It looks like it is in an Insider version but am not sure when this

> was written. I thought it had been released but then I'm on the Insider

> Fast track.

>

> Cheers, Karen

>

> Sent from my iPad

>

> > On Sep 12, 2017, at 3:42 PM, Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org>

> wrote:

> >

> > Hello All:

> >

> > I've heard from a very reliable source that you can now run the

> Office accessibility checker (as per the Windows version) for Word and

> PowerPoint and create accessible PDFs from Word and PPT for the MAC.

> >

> > I'll need to change some online content if this is the case and

> since I don't work much in the Mac environment I just wanted to verify that

> this is the case.

> >

> > Thanks,

> > Howard

> >

> > --

> > Howard Kramer

> > Conference Coordinator

> > Accessing Higher Ground

> > 303-492-8672

> > cell: 720-351-8668

> >

> > Join us for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference in Denver,

> Colorado, Nov 13-17, 2017. Request for proposals will be announced at the

> beginning of March.

> >

> > Complete program information and registration is open for our full

> line-up of webinars, AHEADtoYOU! And the Technology Access Series. Site

> capacities for all webinar events is limited; please register at your

> earliest convenience for the largest selection.

> >

> > Not yet a member of AHEAD? We welcome you to join AHEAD now.

> >

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> Message: 5

> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 20:15:51 +0000

> From: "Thompson, Rachel" <rsthompson2 at ua.edu>

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: Re: [Athen] Has MS updated Office for Mac for accessibility

> Message-ID: <365455babd8947978a556b2b8b9e18ee at ua.edu>

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>

> The latest version of Office for Mac available on our campus has an

> accessibility checker in the Review ribbon. Not sure if it has been

> improved recently, but it has existed for at least a few months.

>

> Rachel

>

>

> Dr. Rachel S. Thompson

> Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility

> The Office of Information Technology

> The University of Alabama

> A207 Gordon Palmer Hall

> Box 870248

> Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

> Phone 205-348-0216

> rsthompson2 at ua.edu | https://na01.safelinks.

> protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faccessibility.ua.

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>

> From: athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu]

> On Behalf Of Karlen Communications

> Sent: Tuesday, September 12, 2017 3:04 PM

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: Re: [Athen] Has MS updated Office for Mac for accessibility

>

> Howard

>

> Here is the Microsoft link with more information.

>

> https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=

> https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.office.com%2Fen-us%2Farticle%2FUse-

> the-Accessibility-Checker-on-your-Mac-to-find-and-resolve-

> accessibility-issues-3b84295e-d55b-49f1-b443-523ec45a5232&

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>

> It looks like it is in an Insider version but am not sure when this

> was written. I thought it had been released but then I'm on the Insider

> Fast track.

>

> Cheers, Karen

>

> Sent from my iPad

>

> On Sep 12, 2017, at 3:42 PM, Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org<mailto:

> hkramer at ahead.org>> wrote:

> Hello All:

>

> I've heard from a very reliable source that you can now run the Office

> accessibility checker (as per the Windows version) for Word and PowerPoint

> and create accessible PDFs from Word and PPT for the MAC.

>

> I'll need to change some online content if this is the case and since

> I don't work much in the Mac environment I just wanted to verify that this

> is the case.

>

> Thanks,

> Howard

>

> --

> Howard Kramer

> Conference Coordinator

> Accessing Higher Ground

> 303-492-8672

> cell: 720-351-8668

>

>

> Join us for the Accessing Higher Ground Conference<https://na01.

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> in Denver, Colorado, Nov 13-17, 2017. Request for proposals will be

> announced at the beginning of March.

>

>

>

> Complete program information and registration is open for our full

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> Message: 6

> Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2017 15:53:59 -0700

> From: Samantha Johns <samanj at pdx.edu>

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> <athen-list at u.washington.edu>, The EDUCAUSE IT Accessibility

> Constituent Group Listserv <ITACCESS at listserv.educause.edu>

> Subject: [Athen] Job opening in Portland, Oregon

> Message-ID:

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>

> Hello Athen folks,

>

> If you know of anyone who may be interested in this position please

> forward

> description.

>

> ----

>

> Portland State University (PSU) seeks to enhance the intellectual,

> social,

> cultural, and economic qualities of urban life by providing access to a

> quality liberal arts education for undergraduates and an appropriate

> array

> of professional and graduate programs especially relevant to the

> Portland

> metropolitan area. PSU is located in beautiful, vibrant downtown

> Portland.

> Easily accessible by bike and public transit, PSU is surrounded by many

> restaurants, food carts, parks, and local businesses. We hope you will

> consider joining us and experience our motto in action: Let Knowledge

> Serve the City.

>

> PSU?s Office of Information Technology (OIT) -- recently ranked one of

> the Best

> Places to Work in IT <https://na01.safelinks.

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> >

> -- empowers students, faculty, and staff through technology. Our

> number one

> value is our employees: we actively encourage a healthy work-life

> balance

> and strive to support our employees professionally and personally.

> This is

> fostered through many avenues. We strongly support professional

> development, and there are many opportunities on campus and in the

> local

> Portland area. PSU offers a sizable tuition discount and we encourage

> our

> staff to take advantage of this, be it for pursuing a degree or

> personal

> interest. In OIT, we believe that this type of support creates a

> positive

> environment for our employees both at work and in their personal

> lives. We

> are a department of dynamic, engaged, collaborative, and communicative

> people, and seek to attract more of the same. Read more about why

> we?re a

> great place to work at https://na01.safelinks.

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>

> In this position, you will be the primary accessibility technology

> expert

> for campus with responsibility for the support, technical direction,

> assessment, and implementation of new and existing technologies at

> Portland

> State University. As part of it?s core values, PSU is committed to

> ?promote

> access, inclusion, and equity as pillars of excellence.? This position

> will

> be a direct representative and architect of that ethos through their

> work

> to ensure University technologies are in compliance with State and

> Federal

> accessibility requirements, as well as the institution?s commitment to

> access, equity, and Universal Design.

>

> Housed in the Office of Information Technology (OIT), this position

> will

> collaborate extensively with campus accessibility advocates including:

> the

> ADA/504 Coordinator in Global Diversity and Inclusion, the Office of

> General Counsel, the student Disability Resource Center, University

> Communications, Human Resources, the Office of Academic Innovation, and

> more.

>

> An overview of the job duties for this position are as follows:

>

> Develop Accessibility Capabilities-

>

> Take a leading position within the University in developing standards

> of

> practice and uniform business processes that create repeatable,

> prioritized, and meaningful impacts on the level of compliance of

> technology to accessibility standards including WCAG 2.0 Level A and

> AA.

> Organize large-scale audit and remediation projects towards these

> goals,

> and present outcomes and strategies for continual improvements towards

> our

> campus accessibility goal of Universal Design.

>

> Universal Accessibility Coordination-

>

> Build and maintain working relationships with all campus constituents,

> leading towards a defined goal of a fully accessible public web

> presence

> and other accessible technology initiatives. Continually develop

> understanding of accessible technologies, related laws, and common

> practices through the development of a diverse professional network and

> engagement in development opportunities to stay abreast of major

> trends in

> the field.

>

> Training and Support of Accessible Technology-

>

> Act as the primary web and technology accessibility trainer for the

> campus

> community ranging from academic and administrative executives to

> faculty

> and students. Build and maintain extensive resources for the campus

> community to reference in support of universal design. Work closely

> with

> partners and advocates to support University-wide initiatives with

> technology expertise and recommendations.

>

> Evaluate Products and Services for Accessibility-

>

> Develop tools (e.g. VPATs) and processes for evaluating technology

> assets,

> platforms, and services for their ability to comply with accessibility

> standards. Organize and prioritize accessibility requirements and

> communicate with vendors, content owners, application owners, and

> stakeholders to implement improvements based on impact vs. resources

> required.

>

>

> Skills and Requirements

>

> - Bachelor?s degree, or 3 years of relevant experience in place of a

> degree.

>

> - Strong commitment to accessibility principles.

>

> - Project management skills including communication, organization,

> facilitation and independent decision making.

>

> - Experience building and maintaining relationships, problem ?solving,

> teamwork, and collaboration while managing multiple and sometimes

> competing

> priorities.

>

> - Ability to synthesize complex concepts or criteria and develop into

> concise written form (i.e. best-practice guidelines, project plans,

> policy

> frameworks, timelines/roadmaps, project status, executive summaries,

> etc.).

>

> - Exceptional oral communication skills including presenting in front

> of an

> audience.

>

> - Knowledge of assistive technology hardware and software and computing

> systems.

>

> - Ability to communicate technical concepts and ideas to non?technical

> individuals.

>

> Key Cultural Competencies

>

> - Creates an environment that acknowledges, encourages and celebrates

> differences.

>

> - Functions and communicates effectively and respectfully within the

> context of varying beliefs, behaviors, orientations, identities and

> cultural backgrounds.

>

> - Seeks opportunities to gain experience working and collaborating in

> diverse, multicultural, and inclusive settings with a willingness to

> change

> for continual improvement.

>

> - Adheres to all PSU policies including the policies on Prohibited

> Discrimination & Harassment and the Professional Standards of Conduct.

>

> The starting annual salary rate for this position will be between

> $55,000

> and $65,000/year with an excellent benefits package including 95%

> premium-paid healthcare for employees and family members; significantly

> reduced tuition rates for employee, spouse, or dependent at any of the

> seven Oregon public universities (details and restrictions apply); and

> a

> generous vacation and retirement package. PSU contributes

> approximately 13%

> of your compensation to retirement with no requirement for a matching

> contribution from employees. Wellness offerings include an extensive

> and

> affordable recreation center and free classes on topics such as

> investing,

> sustainability, and saving for retirement. More information on

> compensation

> and benefits can be found at: https://na01.safelinks.

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> For a

> comprehensive view of the monetary value of the PSU benefits package,

> visit

> the Total Compensation Calculator at https://na01.safelinks.

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>

>

> If this sounds like an exciting opportunity for you, please read the

> qualifications in the full job announcement and apply at

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> pdx.edu/postings/24464

>

> Warm Regards,

>

>

>

> *Samantha Johns*

>

> (Pronouns: she, her, hers)

>

>

> *Accessible Media Coordinator*

>

> *Office of Academic Innovation*

>

>

> Portland State University

> 1825 SW Broadway

> Smith Memorial Student Union, Mezzanine 209

> Portland OR 97201

> (503) 725-2754

>

>

> Caption Badge: Universal Design for learning 2016

>

> ?The one argument for accessibility that doesn?t get made nearly often

> enough is how extraordinarily better it makes some people?s lives. How

> many

> opportunities do we have to dramatically improve people?s lives just by

> doing our job a little better?? ? Steve Krug

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> Message: 7

> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 08:28:12 -0700

> From: Shawn Foster <fosters at sou.edu>

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: Re: [Athen] Has MS updated Office for Mac for accessibility

> Message-ID:

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>

> Agreed, Rachel. I've got v 15.36 on my Mac in my office, and the

> Accessibility Checker is available in the Review ribbon.

>

> It could still use some work, especially if you're going to push

> documents

> through that to PDF. However, it's much better than nothing and has

> been

> really helpful in trying to get campus to think about accessible

> document

> design!

> sf

>

> *Shawn Foster*

>

> Disability Resources Coordinator

>

> Southern Oregon University | 1250 Siskiyou Blvd | Ashland OR 97520

> 541-552-6213, option 2

>

>

>

> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 1:15 PM, Thompson, Rachel <rsthompson2 at ua.edu>

> wrote:

>

> > The latest version of Office for Mac available on our campus has an

> > accessibility checker in the Review ribbon. Not sure if it has been

> > improved recently, but it has existed for at least a few months.

> >

> >

> >

> > Rachel

> >

> >

> >

> >

> >

> > Dr. Rachel S. Thompson

> > Director, Emerging Technology and Accessibility

> > The Office of Information Technology

> > The University of Alabama

> > A207 Gordon Palmer Hall

> > Box 870248

> > Tuscaloosa, AL 35487

> > Phone 205-348-0216 <(205)%20348-0216>

> > rsthompson2 at ua.edu | https://na01.safelinks.

> protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Faccessibility.ua.

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> >

> >

> >

> > *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces@

> mailman13.u.washington.edu] *On

> > Behalf Of *Karlen Communications

> > *Sent:* Tuesday, September 12, 2017 3:04 PM

> > *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network <

> > athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> > *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Has MS updated Office for Mac for

> accessibility

> >

> >

> >

> > Howard

> >

> >

> >

> > Here is the Microsoft link with more information.

> >

> >

> >

> > https://na01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=

> https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.office.com%2Fen-us%2Farticle%2FUse-

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> > Accessibility-Checker-on-your-Mac-to-find-and-resolve-

> > accessibility-issues-3b84295e-d55b-49f1-b443-523ec45a5232

> >

> >

> >

> > It looks like it is in an Insider version but am not sure when this

> was

> > written. I thought it had been released but then I'm on the Insider

> Fast

> > track.

> >

> >

> >

> > Cheers, Karen

> >

> > Sent from my iPad

> >

> >

> > On Sep 12, 2017, at 3:42 PM, Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org>

> wrote:

> >

> > Hello All:

> >

> >

> >

> > I've heard from a very reliable source that you can now run the

> Office

> > accessibility checker (as per the Windows version) for Word and

> PowerPoint

> > and create accessible PDFs from Word and PPT for the MAC.

> >

> >

> >

> > I'll need to change some online content if this is the case and

> since I

> > don't work much in the Mac environment I just wanted to verify that

> this is

> > the case.

> >

> >

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

> > Howard

> >

> >

> >

> > --

> >

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> Message: 8

> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 10:21:39 -0700

> From: PATRICK BURKE <burke at ucla.edu>

> To: Access Technology Higher Education Network

> <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: Re: [Athen] NVDA shortcuts for Outlook

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> Hi Heidi,

>

> In general NVDA has fewer application-specific commands/configs than

> some

> other screenreaders. So mainly we would use the Outlook built-in

> keyboard

> commands + the regular NVDA nav commands. Some NVDA features for Word

> will

> work for Outlook if Word is set as the editor (obviously that doesn't

> help

> much with the Calendar).

>

> There are a couple of Outlook improvements listed in the What's New for

> NVDA 2017.3 (such as the Appointment datepicker). Hopefully that will

> be

> useful. I haven't tested recently (primarily use Gmail.)

>

> Otherwise, I previously found NVDA to have some problems moving around

> the

> Ribbon system. Although I also was sometimes baffled by the Outlook

> 2016

> Ribbons using Jaws as well. ...

>

> All best,

> Patrick

>

> On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 10:04 AM, Heidi Scher <hascherdss at gmail.com>

> wrote:

>

> > Hello, fellow ATHENians!

> >

> > Does anyone have a good list of Outlook Calendar 2016 keyboard

> shortcuts

> > for NVDA users? We have found a very short list.

> >

> > THANKS for any assistance you can provide!

> >

> > Heidi

> >

> >

> > +++++++++++++++

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> Message: 9

> Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2017 18:44:40 +0000

> From: "Caid, Lisa M." <lcaid at wtamu.edu>

> To: "'athen-list at u.washington.edu'" <athen-list at u.washington.edu>

> Subject: [Athen] Facebook Workplace Accessibility

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> Hello,

> Does anyone know who to contact at Facebook Workplace to request a

> VPAT?

> If you are using Facebook Workplace, did you test for accessibility

> before using the product?

> If you tested Facebook Workplace for accessibility, and you found

> issues, who at Facebook could you contact for help? Were they responsive

> to your requests, if contacted?

> Thank you in advance for any info.

>

> Sincerely,

>

> Lisa M. Caid, B.S.

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Join us for the *Accessing Higher Ground Conference
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Request for proposals will be announced at the beginning of March.



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