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From: Laurie Kamrowski
Date: Mon, Apr 12 2021 11:01AM
Subject: Google Accessibility
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Hi all,

My organization is a 'Google' organization, and I am trying to find a
solution for having 'fillable' forms. Google Forms is not accessible, and
most of the legacy documents that we have use underlining and underscores
to create a writing space.

I am trying to navigate this in the a way that is the least painful for
everyone to use, and currently I am remediating the document into a
fillable PDF but that gets clunky. The particular project that I am working
is intended to be a printed form that is handed to institutions that host
our interns.

Has anyone tried to write a script for Google Docs that will allow for
fillable forms, something that would essentially save as a new version of
the document? That's what I am currently playing around with.

Please do not try to sell me my own job. We are a small college and we
cannot afford external software or services.

Laurie Kamrowski
She/Her/Hers
Accessibility Specialist
Mid Michigan College

From: Lucy GRECO
Date: Mon, Apr 12 2021 11:21AM
Subject: Re: Google Accessibility
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Hello
i am not sure why you think that google forms are not accessible i find
them to have excellent accessibility. i use them constantly and find they
work vary well. they are also the only tool that i know of that has an
accessible creation. i make forms in it and they work well. why do you
think they are not accessible. please explain lucy
Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
Follow me on twitter @accessaces



On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 10:02 AM Laurie Kamrowski < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> My organization is a 'Google' organization, and I am trying to find a
> solution for having 'fillable' forms. Google Forms is not accessible, and
> most of the legacy documents that we have use underlining and underscores
> to create a writing space.
>
> I am trying to navigate this in the a way that is the least painful for
> everyone to use, and currently I am remediating the document into a
> fillable PDF but that gets clunky. The particular project that I am working
> is intended to be a printed form that is handed to institutions that host
> our interns.
>
> Has anyone tried to write a script for Google Docs that will allow for
> fillable forms, something that would essentially save as a new version of
> the document? That's what I am currently playing around with.
>
> Please do not try to sell me my own job. We are a small college and we
> cannot afford external software or services.
>
> Laurie Kamrowski
> She/Her/Hers
> Accessibility Specialist
> Mid Michigan College
> > > > >

From: JP Jamous
Date: Mon, Apr 12 2021 12:39PM
Subject: Re: Google Accessibility
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I am not familiar with Google Forms Laurie, but if Lucy uses them and she is stating the below, I am pretty sure they are accessible. Lucy knows her stuff cold. Could there be something different you are trying to approach where the forms are failing on you?





=================================================Jean-Pierre Jamous
Principal Digital Accessibility Engineer
Jepelsy LLC

W: (952) 666-2930
M: (952) 666-2930
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"The only limitations in life are those we set for ourselves"
=================================================

From: Lucy GRECO
Date: Mon, Apr 12 2021 12:45PM
Subject: Re: Google Accessibility
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thanks for the complement
Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
Follow me on twitter @accessaces



On Mon, Apr 12, 2021 at 11:39 AM JP Jamous < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> I am not familiar with Google Forms Laurie, but if Lucy uses them and she
> is stating the below, I am pretty sure they are accessible. Lucy knows her
> stuff cold. Could there be something different you are trying to approach
> where the forms are failing on you?
>
>
>
>
>
> =================================================> Jean-Pierre Jamous
> Principal Digital Accessibility Engineer
> Jepelsy LLC
>
> W: (952) 666-2930
> M: (952) 666-2930
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>
> "The only limitations in life are those we set for ourselves"
> =================================================>
>
>