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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: May 16, 2005 12:34PM

Michael D. Roush wrote:
> The original
> application is on paper.

How does the organisation currently handle applications by blind or
visually impaired candidates?

> It strikes me that I would need to
> provide some way for people using an online form to go back and access
> information later to make changes and such,

Not necessarily. If a sighted user wants to make amendments, do they
receive back a copy of their original application to make changes?

> Right now, frustration tells me that providing
> no access to the application to anyone seems to me to be the only
> equitable solution.

I'm not a lawyer, but at a stretch (and this depends on answers to the
above two questions): you could provide a link or contact form for users
to request an application form in a different format (of course, the
organisation will need to be equipped to deal with any such requests).

But of course, an online, HTML based application process would be the
most ideal.

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Patrick H. Lauke
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