[NFBWATLK] issue with some pdf files

[Mary ellen]

When I opened the WATAP advisory board recruitment announcement in pdf, many of the words ran together.  I've experienced the same problem from other sources, notably the Francophone school board here in BC.

Do any of you with more technical proficiency know if there's a way to open these files and preserve the spaces between words?  If the problem is in the conversion, is there something we can suggest to those who produce these documents that would cause them to be saved in a manner that makes them readable?  On a very crude level these are accessible, in that all the letters are there.  However, a line with everything run together into a single word is not all that readable, especially with a screen reading program.  It is possible to arrow through a document and guess where the spaces belong with a reasonable degree of accuracy,
Butitisn'treallyallthateasy,anditiscertainlynotmuchfun!

-----Original Message-----
From: NFBWATLK [mailto:nfbwatlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel via NFBWATLK
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2017 10:45 AM
To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
Cc: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: [NFBWATLK] Advisory Council Recruitment


From: Olson, Toby (ESD) [mailto:TOlson2 at ESD.WA.GOV]
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 1:37 PM
To: GCDE-INFO at LISTSERV.WA.GOV<mailto:GCDE-INFO at LISTSERV.WA.GOV>
Subject: FW: [Watap-ac] Advisory Council Recruitment



From: Alan J. Knue [mailto:aknue at uw.edu]
Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2017 1:07 PM
To: Olson, Toby (ESD) <TOlson2 at ESD.WA.GOV<mailto:TOlson2 at ESD.WA.GOV>>
Subject: FW: [Watap-ac] Advisory Council Recruitment

Hello Toby,

I have attached a recruitment letter for the WATAP Advisory Council- would you be willing to share this with your networks, on social media, and with individuals you think might be interested in joining the council? The announcement is located on the WATAP website at:

http://watap.org/news/new-watap-recruiting-our-advisory-council

And a direct link to the letter on-line is at:

http://watap.org/sites/watap/files/files/WATAP%20Advisory%20Council%20Recruitment%202017.pdf

Thank much, Alan

Alan J. Knue
--
Director
Washington Assistive Technology Act Program University of Washington Center for Technology and Disability Studies Box 357920 Seattle, WA 98195-7920
206.685.6836


[https://ipmcdn.avast.com/images/icons/icon-envelope-tick-round-orange-animated-no-repeat-v1.gif]<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=icon>

Virus-free. www.avast.com<https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient&utm_term=link>