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| <H1>Overview of the OpenDocument Accessibility mode</H1> |
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| OpenDocument Format (ODF) is a standardized file format for office suite applications. |
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| ODF 1.0 was approved as an OASIS standard on 1 May 2005, |
| and it was approved as the <a href="http://www.iso.org/iso/en/CatalogueDetailPage.CatalogueDetail?CSNUMBER=43485&scopelist=PROGRAMME">ISO/IEC 26300:2006 standard</a>. |
| It is available as the <a href="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office#odf10">ODF 1.0 specification</a> from the OASIS ODF Technical Committee page. |
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| ODF 1.1 was approved as an OASIS standard on 2 February 2007. Some accessibility functions were added in this version. |
| This newer standard is available as the <a href="http://www.oasis-open.org/committees/tc_home.php?wg_abbrev=office#odf11">ODF 1.1 specification</a> from the OASIS ODF Technical Committee page. |
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| The OpenDocument Accessibility mode of aDesigner supports accessibility checking for ODF files. |
| With the OpenDocument Accessibility mode, the accessibility information in ODF files can be checked automatically. |
| In addition, the OpenDocument Accessibility mode simulates how the ODF file is read out by screen readers without actually using a screen reader. |
| The low vision mode of the OpenDocument Accessibility mode simulates weak eyesight, color vision deficiencies, cataracts, and their combinations. |
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| <H2>Contents supported by the OpenDocument Accessibility mode</H2> |
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| This mode supports for OpenDocument Text (ODT), OpenDocument Spreadsheet (ODS), OpenDocument Presentation (ODP) defined in ODF specification, |
| and supports for the two different versions, ODF 1.0 and 1.1. |
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| <H2>Requirements for the OpenDocument Accessibility mode</H2> |
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| This mode requires installing OpenOffice.org. |
| It supports for OpenOffice.org 3.x (later than 3.0.1). |
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| <LI><A href="odf/install.html">Installation guide for OpenDocument Accessibility mode</A> |
| <LI><A href="workspaceOdf.html">Exploring the OpenDocument Accessibility mode</A> |
| <LI><A href="checkOdfBlind.html">Checking the accessibility and usability of a document in the blind tab</A> |
| <LI><A href="checkOdfLv.html">Checking the accessibility and usability of a document in the low vision tab</A> |
| <LI><A href="checkOdfPresentation.html">Checking how the slide show of a presentation file looks in a meeting room</A> |
| <LI><A href="odf/guideline.html">OpenDocument accessibility checklist</A> |
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