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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">*Please note: I am currently working remotely, so can be reached by email.*<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Amanda Ryan<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 15, 2020 4:56 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Athen] Accessible Digital Content - Still Need PDF<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning! We are currently required to create PDFs for many projects because they were promised to funders. We are trying our hardest to push people away from PDFs, but it will be years before we get to a place of zero PDFs.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We always create an accessible digital version, which is what we put front and center, but people still want the PDF available. <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">How do others handle the situation where you have an accessible digital version, but you still need to have a PDF version? <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404D5B;letter-spacing:.35pt">Amanda Ryan <br>
Academic Technologist | Institute on Community Integration | </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://govrelations.umn.edu/"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404D5B;letter-spacing:.35pt;text-decoration:none">ici.umn.edu</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404D5B;letter-spacing:.35pt"><br>
University of Minnesota | </span><span style="color:black"><a href="http://umn.edu/"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404D5B;letter-spacing:.35pt;text-decoration:none">umn.edu</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404D5B;letter-spacing:.35pt"><br>
</span><span style="color:black"><a href="mailto:anedoe@umn.edu"><b><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404D5B;letter-spacing:.35pt;text-decoration:none">webs0078@umn.edu</span></b></a></span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#404D5B;letter-spacing:.35pt"> |
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