[nabs-l] Adobe In Design

[David Andrews]

It is a professional desktop publishing program.  It can be used to 
produce files employed to print anything from brochures to books.  It 
can also output PDF files.

Dave

At 03:22 PM 1/5/2011, you wrote:
>What does the software do?  Create brochures?  Is its purpose for 
>presenting graphical stuff like pictures for advertisements or text 
>with a visual background?
>
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Mikaela Stevens" 
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>Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 3:53 PM
>Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Adobe In Design
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>>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
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>>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?