[nabs-l] Adobe In Design

[Ashley Bramlett]

What does the software do?  Create brochures?  Is its purpose for presenting 
graphical stuff like pictures for advertisements or text with a visual 
background?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mikaela Stevens" <mikaelastevens at cableone.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:53 PM
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Adobe In Design


> In Design is very expensive, even if purchased with the student discount. 
> It
> is an amazing graphical tool, but unfortunately it is not accessible for 
> the
> blind. I have used it with assistance many times. I could not do anything 
> on
> my own...it is simply too visual. Some people who have some residual 
> vision
> have told me that they can get close to the screen and use it, but if you
> need a screen reader, In Design is not the program for you.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On 
> Behalf
> Of David Andrews
> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 1:00 PM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Adobe In Design
>
> Adobe InDesign is definitely not free.  It is a sophisticated,
> graphical, desktop publishing program.  While I don't know for sure,
> I would have to guess that is is not primarily accessible.  You might
> be able to learn to do specific things in it -- but it is designed as
> a graphical tool.
>
> You could try contacting Adobe's access folks access.adobe.com I
> believe is their site.
>
> Dave
>
>
>
> At 10:00 PM 1/4/2011, you wrote:
>>Hello,
>>
>>Is anybody familiar with Adobe In design? Is this software
>>accessible with screen readers like JAWS, NVDA, or some other? If
>>so, how accessible? Also, is this free?
>>Does anyone use this program? I've heard that this program is used
>>for publishing newspapers and books, and has anyone done such things
>>successfully with In Design?
>
>
>
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