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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>I have been following this thread and I need to finally add my two cents…<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>As a blind accessibility professional myself, I have had very little success with any of the Adobe products. Even their basic PDF reader is not great for accessibility. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My suggestion to all accessibility professionals who are producing accessible materials is that you change your approach slightly. Instead of fighting with proprietary software packages which claim to support accessibility, I suggest spending a few hours to learn Multi Markdown. Multi Markdown is an extension of Markdown, which is a basic (but powerful) scripting language for producing accessible electronic materials which can be converted to almost any accessible format such as .doc, .docx, pdf, html, rtf, daisy, and .brf formats using one markdown (.md) original file. Markdown is kind of the swiss army knife of accessible file conversion. The syntax for Multi Markdown is easy to learn and it can be combined with MathML and LaTec for Math and Science content. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>And, a really big bonus is that Multi Markdown is also fully accessible for blind and visually impaired professionals to produce accessible alternate formats- thus finally opening up this profession as a viable option for people with visual disabilities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>So, in conclusion, I suggest scrapping anything made by Adobe and checking out Multi Markdown for you’re your alternative formats production and conversion needs.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Tristen Breitenfeldt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.freedomscientific.com/Certification"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=87 height=87 style='width:.901in;height:.901in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.png@01D7465C.6E7DE940" alt="JAWS Certified, 2019"></span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>