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Re: Blank table cells

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From: L Snider
Date: Jan 20, 2024 7:47AM

I would personally use an accessible form on a website if you can. If this
is printed, it is fine. However, if people will use it in Word or PDF, then
I agree with the others about a PDF-but make sure the form has all the
accessibility features in Acrobat (and have another method in case it is
not usable).

Cheers

Lisa

On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 4:40 PM Michael Perrin < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I agree, that this should be converted into a fillable PDF with form
> fields added into the blank spaces. I have seen some users use Microsoft
> Built-In forms but I personally don't advise that.
>
> You can also use this link as a reference for support as well.
>
>
> https://www.accessibilityunraveled.com/pdf-remediation/how-to-handle-blank-data-cells-in-accessible-tables/
>
> Michael Perrin, Accessibility Analyst II
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Claire Forbes < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Sent: Friday, January 19, 2024 1:38 PM
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: [WebAIM] Blank table cells
>
> Good afternoon, everyone -
> I'm working on an evaluation form that's handed out to participants in a
> course. It's a Word file, with tables of areas of required actions and if
> it was "observed" or "not observed" as blank cells, meant to annotate a
> response.
> I've made the recommendation for the end product to be a fillable PDF with
> checkboxes in those table cells, but I'm just curious everyone's stance on
> blank table cells in documents? Can anyone provide any direct references
> for the compliance standards of blank table cells?
>
> [cid: <EMAIL REMOVED> 7F3840]
>
> Thank you!
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