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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"
=================================================
-----Original Message-----
From: WebAIM-Forum < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > On Behalf Of Lucy GRECO
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 12:21 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Google Accessibility
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
> > > archives at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> >
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"
> =================================================>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > On Behalf Of
> Lucy GRECO
> Sent: Monday, April 12, 2021 12:21 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Google Accessibility
>
> 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
> > > > > > archives at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> > > >
> > > at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> >
> > > > >