- From: Glenda Watson Hyatt <Glenda@eaglecom.bc.ca>
- Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2000 17:17:21 -0800
- To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
This is a timely discussion, as today I'm writing a brief article for my newsletter to introduce web designers to the accessibility issues around PDF files. So...thanks. On a personal note, although I am not visually impaired, I have had problems with forms done in PDF format. I am not able to write legibly, so forms are not as simple as "print and fill out". It is *quite* possible I'm missing a simple step or I don't have the most current acrobat reader or whatever, but...for the life of me, I have not figured out how to fill out forms while in the reader (assuming that is even doable. I end up either using my old typewriter (the one people don't know why I keep) to complete the form...or I print it, scan it, recreate it in Word and then complete it. That is a lot of work! As I said, perhaps I'm missing something...and please let me know if I am. However, I don't consider myself a newbie and I tried evrything I could think of to save myself from recreating a 17-page application. If this task is possible, perhaps it is not as obvious or simple as it could be. I would have preferred downloading a text file in those instances. Cheers, Glenda -- ********* Glenda Watson Hyatt Soaring Eagle Communications "Creating freedom and power through accessible communications" E Mail: mailto:Glenda@eaglecom.bc.ca Website: http://www.eaglecom.bc.ca Want to know how to make your website accessible to more people? Subscribe to our FREE newsletter by emailing mailto:newsletter@eaglecom.bc.ca *********
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