- From: Dave J Woolley <DJW@bts.co.uk>
- Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2000 18:42:58 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> From: Kelly Ford [SMTP:kford@teleport.com] > > > If PDF or some other graphical form, how will people with disabilities > complete these forms under the policy? > [DJW:] Generally by printing them out and filling them in with a pen! PDF is generally only an issue for people who have poor vision, although one suspects that their PDF doesn't contain PDF forms, so can't be filled in online and printed with the contents, thus forcing those with poor dexterity to print, then overtype (HTML browsers tend to be poor at hardcopying form content). I doubt that you will find many organisations that include braille on the normal versions of their forms, and many that don't provide it at all. Unless forms are submitted online, PDF (which isn't actually a pure graphic form) means that the data entry clerks know exactly where to look on the paper, and there can be various forms of automation, savings on which can help fund the braille versions. PDF can be an issue for those not able to afford their own modern PC, but the solution there is probably plain text, so that the form layout is more predictable, not HTML. It might be worth thinking of this from the point of view of the data entry clerk; in some cases, a predictable layout might make the job available to disabled employees. -- --------------------------- DISCLAIMER --------------------------------- Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender specifically states them to be the views of BTS. >
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