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Re: Accessible College Forms

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From: Ron
Date: Nov 8, 2015 10:29AM

I would not disagree, HTML based forms are almost always better for an
accessibility. Unfortunately they are also not an option in the IHE space.

Ron Stewart

On Friday, November 6, 2015, Srinivasu Chakravarthula < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> 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> <javascript:;>>
> 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>
> <javascript:;>> wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > What are folks around the US using for college admissions forms to meet
> > > accessibility standards?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > 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?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ~j
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > John E. Brandt
> > >
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> > > development and consultation
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> > >
> > > Augusta, Maine, USA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > @jebswebs
> > >
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