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PDF/UA – A New Era for Document Accessibility: Understanding, Managing and Implementing the ISO Standard PDF/UA (Universal Accessibility): Introduction to the Special Thematic Session

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Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2012)

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Short introduction to the Special Thematic Session about the new ISO standard for PDF accessibility and how PDF/UA changes the game for document software developers, assistive technology vendors, decision-makers, organizations in the public and private sector, accessibility experts, publishers, authors and last but not least the end-users.

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References

  1. PDF/UA (Universal Accessibility) / ISO 14289-1, http://pdf.editme.com/PDFUA

  2. PDF/UA Competence Center, http://www.pdfa.org/competence-centers/pdfua-competence-center/?lang=en

  3. The History of PDF Accessibility - NetCentric President testifies to US Access Board, http://www.commonlook.com/2012-01-pdfua-testimony-us-access-board

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  1. Callas Software, Berlin, Germany

    Olaf Drümmer

  2. Wertewerk, Tuebingen, Germany

    Markus Erle

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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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Drümmer, O., Erle, M. (2012). PDF/UA – A New Era for Document Accessibility: Understanding, Managing and Implementing the ISO Standard PDF/UA (Universal Accessibility): Introduction to the Special Thematic Session. 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_88

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