Re: accessibility and digital signature

Helle,

  PDF files can contain digital signatures. If the PDF file is
properly tagged for accessibility, the digital signature fields will
be accessible via Acrobat's MSAA support. Screen readers will be able
to read the information provided in the PDF file about the signature,
and users will be able to digitally sign PDF files.

  The default digital signature implementation that comes with Acrobat
does have an accessible UI. However, there are also third party
digital signature implementations that can be loaded into Acrobat, and
they provide their own user interface for signing the document. The
third party is responsible for the accessibility of that interface.
  
  The spec for Acrobat's MSAA support for digital signatures, as well as
other pieces of document content, can be found at

   http://partners.adobe.com/asn/developer/pdfs/tn/ReadPDF_MSAA.pdf

	Loretta Guarino Reid



> I need information and if possible suggestions about digital signatures and
> accessibility. Especially if any of you have done any work in this area and
> succeeded. 
> Any suggestions and comments are very welcome.
> 
> Kind regards
> Helle Bjarno
> Visual Impairment Knowledge Centre
> e-mail: hbj@visinfo.dk
> www.visinfo.dk 
> phone: +45 39 46 01 04, fax: +45 30 61 94 14
> mail: Rymarksvej 1, 2900 Hellerup, Denmark.
>

Received on Thursday, 21 February 2002 15:31:11 UTC