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Free PDF Accessibility Checker tool now available for Windows

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The Swiss-based Access for All Foundation has released a free PDF Accessibility Checker (PAC) tool for the Windows platform.

This tool allows users to easily verify the accessibility of any files created as a PDF document. The PAC allows a PDF to be loaded in and a check performed on the file for accessibility. The check takes a few minutes, and then provides basic feedback on the accessibility of the file.

Accessibility issues that are checked include document tagging, use of titles, language declarations, heading structure, font encoding, reading order and alternative text.

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Office 2010 released today with added accessibility features

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Microsoft Office 2010 is available worldwide at both online and retail stores from today and includes accessibility features previously unseen in other versions of the Microsoft Office suite of products.

The accessibility features in Office 2010 include:

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Free web accessibility evaluation tools move towards WCAG 2.0

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Media Access Australia recently conducted an audit of free web accessibility evaluation tools and found that two tools support the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, as will a third due for release in 2011.

WCAG 2.0 was released in December 2008, and free web accessibility evaluation tools are slowly starting to catch up with the change from version one to version two.

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Adobe Creative Suite 5 updates Dreamweaver accessibility

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Adobe released Adobe Creative Suite 5 today and with it comes a new version of Adobe Dreamweaver, CS5, that includes new features to assist with creating accessible websites such as integrated support for content management system frameworks, full integration with Adobe BrowserLab that lets you examine your website in different web browsers  and even easier set-up of new websites.

One of the main improvements to Adobe Dreamweaver CS5 is better support for PHP-based content management system (CMS) frameworks such as WordPress, Joomla! and Drupal. These CMS frameworks allow you to build dynamic web sites, and they are often extremely popular with individuals or community-based sites – in fact, the Media Access Australia web site is built with Joomla!

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