The
I happily recommend RTF in general, but
with the usual provisos about use of colour and captioning images.
Kerry
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Sent: Tuesday, 27 May 2008 4:08 PM
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Subject: [canberra_ia_community]
Is RTF accessible?
Hello
I am trying to work out whether a Rich Text File is considered
accessible, to the extent that Australian federal government agencies
must provide electronic documents in an accessible format.
RTF is owned by
Apparently if styles are used correctly, RTF files can be used well
by screen readers. Also, section 2.3 of the World Wide Web Access:
Disability Discrimination Act Advisory Notes (from 2002, mind you) on
the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission website (http://
hreoc.gov.au/
that RTF is considered acceptable.
Any views?
Jessica Enders
Director
Formulate Information Design
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