Graham Smith wrote:
Andre,
A tactic as you suggest would not work as one of the requirement is
for the reader to have control over the colours of text and background.
That is the _idea_, but do they demand "powerpoints with
reader control of colors" from you, or do they just
demand "powerpoints"?
Something they have with PDFs (certainly using Acrobat Reader you can)
I think part of the problem is that people don't understand why I
just don't use PowerPoint like everyone else.
Which is why it might be a good idea to provide
useless powerpoints in order to comply with an
outright silly bureaucratic demand. Those who
simply wants accessability can use
the PDFs or HTMLs you also provide - where colors
certainly can be overridden for those that need it.
That way, you both provide what is needed, and demonstrate
the silliness of the rules. And for those that can't
understand why you don't use powerpoint, just tell them.
Working to change the system may be possible too,
although that will usually take time. Where I work,
some people now distributes PDFs because they are
finally starting to see that "not everybody have word".
Helge Hafting
