Re: Accessible PDF forms versus forms in Word doc

Thanks all the PDF authoring experts. I find these insights and
experiences very helpful.
Best wishes,
Sailesh


On 9/24/20, Karlen Communications <info@karlencommunications.com> wrote:
> ...and I have an accessible PDF book on accessible PDF forms, a self-paced
> online course on accessible PDF forms and teach it in the Accessible Media
> Production graduate certificate at Mohawk College. The Accessible Media
> Production Program is now completely online and is a one year program,
> condensed courses of 3 weeks each and I teach accessible Word/PowerPoint and
> accessible PDF/PDF forms.
> https://www.mohawkcollege.ca/programs/graduate-studies/accessible-media-production-390
>
> I too am a person who uses a screen reader and bring this perspective as
> well as including impacts on people with other disabilities to my teaching
> and training.
>
> Cheers, Karen
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: chagnon@pubcom.com <chagnon@pubcom.com>
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2020 1:26 AM
> To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
> Subject: FW: Accessible PDF forms versus forms in Word doc
>
> Seconding Peter's comments about remediating the source document, rather
> than remediating the exported PDF. Faster, cheaper, and more accurate.
>
> And seconding (thirding?) Karen's comments.
>
> A well-made PDF form can be fully accessible. The problem is that most
> people don't know how to make a PDF form accessible, so PDF forms get a bad
> rap. It definitely is an art! And requires training.
>
> Pros and Cons to both methods, Word-to-PDF or InDesign-to-PDF; decide what's
> most critical for your form and audiences. Forms built in InDesign can
> contain the form fields, and plug-ins can add scripts, too. So you can
> design and edit your InDesign form in one application, and export a nearly
> complete, accessible PDF...with all the reading orders intact.
>
> And yes, I have a class and book on accessible PDF forms from Adobe
> InDesign.
>
> –Bevi Chagnon
>
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> Bevi Chagnon  | Designer, Accessibility Technician |  Chagnon@PubCom.com
>
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Received on Thursday, 24 September 2020 13:41:33 UTC