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From: John E Brandt
Date: Thu, Nov 05 2015 3:27PM
Subject: Accessible College Forms
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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.
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
jebswebs: accessible and universal web design,
development and consultation
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Augusta, Maine, USA
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From: Ron
Date: Thu, Nov 05 2015 3:37PM
Subject: Re: Accessible College Forms
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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 ADDRESS REMOVED = > 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?
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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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> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <javascript:;>
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> 207-622-7937
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> Augusta, Maine, USA
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> @jebswebs
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> www.jebswebs.com <http://www.jebswebs.com>;
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From: Srinivasu Chakravarthula
Date: Fri, Nov 06 2015 7:45AM
Subject: Re: Accessible College Forms
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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 ADDRESS 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 ADDRESS REMOVED = > 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
> >
> > jebswebs: accessible and universal web design,
> > development and consultation
> >
> > = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <javascript:;>
> >
> > 207-622-7937
> >
> > Augusta, Maine, USA
> >
> >
> >
> > @jebswebs
> >
> > www.jebswebs.com <http://www.jebswebs.com>;
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > > > >
From: Ron
Date: Sun, Nov 08 2015 10:29AM
Subject: Re: Accessible College Forms
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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 ADDRESS 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 ADDRESS 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 ADDRESS 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
> > >
> > > jebswebs: accessible and universal web design,
> > > development and consultation
> > >
> > > = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = <javascript:;> <javascript:;>
> > >
> > > 207-622-7937
> > >
> > > Augusta, Maine, USA
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > @jebswebs
> > >
> > > www.jebswebs.com <http://www.jebswebs.com>;
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