Re: Accessible PDF forms versus forms in Word doc

Sailesh,

I would say that a proficient PDF remediator should also know how to 
remediate MS Word docs.

The reason is that when we get PDFs to remediate, we always ask if it 
was sourced from an MS Word template, a common case.  If so, the right 
move is to remediate that Word doc first and then re-export to PDF.  The 
net result is less PDF remediation work and the next time they use that 
Word template, the exported PDF will be that much closer to remediated 
-- sometimes fully accessible.

Cheers,
Peter Shikli
Access2online Inc.


Sailesh Panchang wrote on 9/23/2020 10:49 AM:
> Greetings A11y Listers,
> Is it easier to find people with skills for creating accessible PDFs
> than accessible Office Word docs?
> The reference is to e-docs that have forms with textboxes, radio /
> checkboxes, where controls need to be associated with instructional
> text and generally make WCAG  2.0 (AA) conformant.
> Views on usability of accessible PDF forms vs. Word forms across
> platforms and devices by keyboard-only / vision impaired users  are
> welcome too.
>
> Thanks very much,
> Sailesh
>
>

Received on Wednesday, 23 September 2020 18:08:20 UTC