[blindlaw] Inaccessible Government PDF Forms

Tai Blas taiablas at gmail.com
Wed Sep 21 21:30:53 UTC 2011


Rob,

Email me privately off list. I would like to talk to you about your
experiences. Perhaps we could talk via phone. I am a 1l, but my school
has a volunteer program. I am using forms from USCIS and they are only
somewhat accessible.

On 9/21/11, Dittman, Robert <rdittman at stmarytx.edu> wrote:
> Tai,
>
> Are you also a student attorney, just asking because I am doing the same
> thing in the civil clinic here at St. Mary's University School of Law here
> in Texas.
>
> What version of jaws are you running? Jaws version 12 seems to be working
> fine on most government forms from the SSA although it is still no pick
> nick. I will be trying out a Mac as soon as I can get my paws on one.
> Secondly I have had good luck having the forms converted into word form and
> then filling out the forms as well.  As a third and last resort option, you
> can always go to sighted assistance because some of the forms are just not
> rendered in an accessible form.
>
> Good luck,
> Rob
>
>
> Robert D. Dittman
> Student Attorney
> St. Mary's University, Center for Legal and Social Justice (Civil Clinic)
> 2507 N.W. 36th Street
> San Antonio, TX  78228-3918
> Phone: (210) 431-5760  fax: (210) 431-5700
> Email: rdittman at mail.stmarytx.edu
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindlaw-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
> Behalf Of Tai Blas
> Sent: Wednesday, September 21, 2011 4:09 PM
> To: blindlaw at nfbnet.org
> Subject: [blindlaw] Inaccessible Government PDF Forms
>
> Hi all. I am working as a volunteer with my school's legal clinic helping
> victims of domestic violence file immigration forms to get U-visas.
> Unfortunately, these PDF forms are extremely inaccessible with JAWS. When I
> tab through them, many of the fields are unlabeled.
> Sometimes, the checkboxes are confusing due to the way they are labeled. Can
> someone please outline what steps I should take to address this problem? i
> really want to assist these clients and don't want the burden of
> form-filling to fall to my sighted colleagues. Does anyone else have
> experience with immigration forms?
>
> Any information is appreciated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Tai
>
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