I would argue that (free of charge) tools exist that accommodate some of the needs of people with low vision when consuming tagged PDF content. The most specific tool (highly customisable / adjustable for low vision users) is VIP PDF Reader, see http://www.access-for-all.ch/en/pdf-lab/500-vip-pdf-reader-e.html . Another tool requires Adobe Acrobat, but itself is free of charge: callas pdfGoHTML, see http://www.callassoftware.com/callas/doku.php/en:products:pdfgohtml - it transcodes a tagged PDF to HTML and opens it in the default browser (where one can use various mechanisms to access the content). So, just to make **me** understand: what's missing? Olaf On 29 Mar 2015, at 11:35, chaals@yandex-team.ru wrote: > Hi Wayne, > > 28.03.2015, 04:34, "Wayne Dick" <waynedick@knowbility.org>: >> Some have asked for me to post my written comments to the US Access Board. Here are the written comments I posted: >> >> http://nosetothepage.org/508/Testimony.html >> >> I am asking the Access Board to override the rules for low vision based on WCAG level AA. This is so that people with low vision have a chance at receiving reasonable accommodation. > > A priori, your statement makes a lot of sense. > > And suggests that there are some concrete things we should be looking at as requirements for WCAG. Certainly the 200% cap on zoom requirements seems entirely arbitrary. > > cheers > > Chaals > > -- > Charles McCathie Nevile - web standards - CTO Office, Yandex > chaals@yandex-team.ru - - - Find more at http://yandex.com >
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