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From: Karlen Communications
Date: May 5, 2010 10:42AM

Further to Andrew's post - You should always have the adaptive technology
running first since the scripts/set files tools of the adaptive technology
are initialized for the opening application and starting AT after you launch
an application affects its ability to find content even accessible content.

Cheers, Karen


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Sent: May-05-10 10:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] editable pdf forms

Is it static or dynamic form?

Did you run JAWS first, then open the form, or the other way around?
Dynamic forms create the accessibility data when there is an accessibility
information-consuming client in use, so if you load JAWS after the form,
there might not be any accessibility data to read.

Thanks,
AWK

Andrew Kirkpatrick
Group Product Manager, Accessibility
Adobe Systems

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[mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Nancy Johnson
Sent: Wednesday, May 05, 2010 10:51 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] editable pdf forms

Has anyone had experience with screen readers and editable pdf forms ?

We created an editable pdf form for our private site and couldn't
make it accessible. No matter what I did to make it accessible, and
added appropriate tags. Both LCDesigner and Adobe Acrobat Professional
said that not tagged.

JAWS could not read it.

We are starting work on an editable pdf form for the public site.

Thank you

Nancy