Friday, December 21, 2012

Dyslexia and Reading PDFs: callas software pdfGoHTML

Callas software has released pdfGoHTML, a free Adobe Acrobat plug-in converting tagged PDF files into HTML supporting the ISO PDF/UA standard for universally accessible PDF documents and forms.

One simple click on the plug-in button converts the tagged PDF into HTML that is opened in the default browser.

In the resulting HTML different views can be selected to examine the tagging structure, have an easier reading experience or make the document more easily readable for people with visual disabilities or dyslexia.

Callas software, known for its quality control and document archival software, worked closely with its sister company axaio software when focusing its attention on tagged PDF.

Last year, Axaio software released its MadeToTag product, an Adobe InDesign plug-in to streamline tagging of Adobe InDesign files and create tagged PDF files.

Tagged PDF files are essential for screen reader devices helping visually impaired people or reading software for people with learning disabilities such as dyslexia.



In addition, tagged PDF files enable substantially better indexing by search engines and a more reliable text extraction or conversion to other formats.

It is this last property of tagged PDFs that is used by pdfGoHTML to allow high quality conversion of tagged PDFs into HTML.

When opening a PDF file, pdfGoHTML immediately indicates whether or not the file is tagged and allows a one-button conversion into HTML in the default browser.

Users can easily switch how the HTML is displayed, to adjust it to their specific needs: browser default, structure tags, easy reader, inverted, low vision, and dyslexia.

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