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Mainstreaming the Creation of Accessible PDF Documents by a Rule-Based Transformation from Word to PDF

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axesPDF for Word is an add-in for Microsoft Word 2007 and Word 2010 allowing to create high quality accessible PDF documents according to guidelines like WCAG 2.0 and standards like PDF/UA. It is characterized by a specific role model, a rule based transformation instead of static conversion and the possibility of n:m-mapping. Even complex documents with elements like footnotes, side notes, captions, references, indices and glossaries can be made accessible without post-processing.

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  1. Wertewerk, Tuebingen, Germany

    Markus Erle

  2. xyMedia GmbH, Volketswil, Switzerland

    Roberto Bianchetti & Samuel Hofer

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  1. Institut Integriert Studieren, University of Linz, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

    Klaus Miesenberger

  2. University of San Francisco, 2130 Fulton St., 94117, San Francisco, CA, USA

    Arthur Karshmer

  3. Support Centre for Students with Special Needs, Masaryk University, Botanická 68A, 602 00, Brno, Czech Republic

    Petr Penaz

  4. Institute "integriert studieren", Vienna University of Technology, Favoritenstr. 11/029, 1040, Vienna, Austria

    Wolfgang Zagler

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Bianchetti, R., Erle, M., Hofer, S. (2012). Mainstreaming the Creation of Accessible PDF Documents by a Rule-Based Transformation from Word to PDF. In: Miesenberger, K., Karshmer, A., Penaz, P., Zagler, W. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2012. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 7382. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31522-0_90

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