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Donna

Jessica Enders wrote:
>
> 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 Microsoft, but most word processors can read it.
> 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/disability_rights/standards/www_3/www_3.html) suggests
> that RTF is considered acceptable.
>
> Any views?
>
> Jessica Enders
>
>