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From: Srinivasu Chakravarthula
Date: Nov 6, 2015 7:45AM

While making PDF forms accessible is a solution but better would be go for
online application system. That would be good for both college and
students.

Cheers,
Srini

Regards,

Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/
Website: http://www.srinivasu.org

Let's create an inclusive web!

Sr. Accessibility Consultant, Deque
Hon. Joint Secretary, The National Association for the Blind, Karnataka
Branch

On Fri, Nov 6, 2015 at 4:07 AM, Ron < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> The common app based on our last eval continues to have significant
> accessibility issues. They have made some progress but like many other
> system vendors fail to get is that accessibility with a screen reader is
> just a piece of the picture.
>
> Ron Stewart
>
> On Thursday, November 5, 2015, John E Brandt < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> > I have a client (who will remain nameless) who needs to make sure all of
> > the
> > college admissions forms they are using are accessible. It appears they
> are
> > using old forms created with Quark and saved as PDFs. Clearly these are
> not
> > accessible. I have suggested using an on-line application system, but I
> am
> > not sure if they have the capacity.
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> > What are folks around the US using for college admissions forms to meet
> > accessibility standards?
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> >
> > It appears a number of institutions are using Common App
> > http://www.commonapp.org/ Given their client list, I would think that
> this
> > system meets accessibility standards. Anyone have ideas?
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> > ~j
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> > John E. Brandt
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> > jebswebs: accessible and universal web design,
> > development and consultation
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> > 207-622-7937
> >
> > Augusta, Maine, USA
> >
> >
> >
> > @jebswebs
> >
> > www.jebswebs.com <http://www.jebswebs.com>;
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