[Athen] Fw: Office365 - Online vs Desktop applications for accessibility

[Joseph Polizzotto MA]

Hi Dawn:

Another thing—in case it's relevant—is that employees wouldn't be able to
use WordToEPUB <https://daisy.org/activities/software/wordtoepub/>.

Sincerely,

Joseph

On Fri, Apr 2, 2021 at 8:34 AM Hunziker, Dawn A - (hunziker) <
hunziker at arizona.edu> wrote:


> Thank goodness, it's Friday! I don't know what keystroke I hit but my

> message was sent before I was done!

>

> Here's the completed thoughts/questions:

>

> Hi all,

>

> We are working to change licensing for Office365 applications at the

> University of Arizona. They would like to see most employees use the online

> applications (free) rather than a desktop application (requires a license).

>

> My Question: To have employees create accessible PDFs from their Office

> documents, do they need to have the desktop version or will the online

> application work? We have Adobe Pro licensing, so obviously the plugin

> wouldn't be available in the online Office stuff.... would that make a

> difference?

>

> I know that anyone using a screen reader and possibly other assistive

> technology will need a desktop application just simply because the online

> versions are a bear to work with when using a screen reader - not

> necessarily impossible but certainly not nice.

>

> Thank you!

>

> Dawn

>

> Dawn Hunziker

>

> IT Accessibility Consultant, Sr. | Disability Resources

>

> The University of Arizona | hunziker at arizona.edu

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>

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