[community] Alternatives to PDF

[Teresa Lee]

Thank you so very much, everyone!
I especially appreciate all the resources to support the creation of
accessible PDF by using InDesign.
To complicate the matter - it seems that there are some known issues with
InDesign that prevent alt texts from being read properly.
I hope we can continue to share ideas and bring awareness to these issues
so we can collectively move towards accessible authoring/design tools to
create accessible content!

Stay safe!

Kindly,
Teresa

Teresa Lee
MDes, BCaBA



On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 3:15 PM Rezvan Boostani <boostani.rezvan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Hi all,
> Humber college has very straightforward online module on creating
> accessible files in different applications including word, InDesign and
> PowerPoint the following is the link to this module:
> http://humber.ca/makingaccessiblemedia/modules/05/11.html
> The whole online course is titled "Accessible Design in Digital Media" and
> it has 6 different modules for diverse digital content and it is available
> at the following link: http://humber.ca/makingaccessiblemedia/index.html
> There is also a resource for graphic designers to produce
> accessible content by The Association of Registered Graphic Designers of
> Ontario. The following is the link to this handbook:
> https://www.rgd.ca/database/files/library/RGD_AccessAbility_Handbook.pdf
> Best,
> Rezvan
>
> On Wed, Jun 10, 2020, 1:17 PM Brandon Keith Biggs <
> brandonkeithbiggs at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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