[Athen] Replacing Adobe Pro with FoxIT Pro

[Susan Kelmer]

If you are using Adobe Pro for OCR, you are missing better functionality that could be had with Abbyy Finereader or Omnipage (we are an Omni shop and I would never count on Adobe Pro for OCR). We only use Adobe Pro for breaking up files or fixing reading order, that sort of thing.  Its ability to OCR is definitely substandard. ☹

I cannot speak for the accessibility of FoxIT, so hopefully others have good, solid answers.


Susan Kelmer
Alternate Format Production Program Manager
Disability Services
Division of Student Affairs
T 303 735 4836
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From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman12.u.washington.edu> On Behalf Of Robert Spangler
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2021 11:09 AM
To: Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: [Athen] Replacing Adobe Pro with FoxIT Pro

Hi all, our campus is encouraging all units to stop purchasing Adobe Pro, and instead switch to FoxIT Pro.  We primarily use Adobe Pro for OCR  as well as editing book scans and publisher files.  Does anyone here have experience with FoxIT?  How is its accessibility with screen readers?  I understand that the ability of blind people to edit PDFs is limited anyway, but is navigating the program interface accessible?  Can it perform OCR as well as Adobe, and handle all the book editing functions?  Thanks for your responses!

Robert


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