[community] Alternatives to PDF

[Brandon Keith Biggs]

Hello,
I use HTML or web pages.
I don't know if Indesign does Word documents, but that would work as well.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>


On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 6:00 AM L Snider <lsnider at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Teresa,
>
> Some people are creating EPUBs, and they can be made very accessible.
> However, the EPUB viewers/readers themselves are still problematic in
> terms of accessibility. This is why EPUB, in my view, will never gain
> traction because the viewer has to be accessible. The only one that
> was fairly good may come back but most people I know didn't use it.
> Also, currently (as of the date of my email), InDesign produces some
> of the most accessible PDFs possible. This applies to the newest
> version of InDesign, not previous versions prior to 2019. In my
> personal opinion it is the best out there today. Of course, PDFs can
> be problematic for many people, but in my view businesses won't stop
> using them any time soon.
>
> Hope that helps.
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 9:50 AM Teresa L <teresa.lee at alumni.utoronto.ca>
> wrote:
> >
> > Good morning all!
> >
> > Just wanted to field for your input on PDF alternatives. What do you do
> within your organization when PDFs cannot be accessible due to known issues
> with InDesign - especially for a large document?
> >
> > Thanks always for your support!
> >
> > Kindly,
> > Teresa
> >
> >
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