[blindlaw] Adobe Sign Accessibility

[Nightingale, Noel]

The way my office signs documents digitally using Adobe does not allow me to paste in my digital signature.  I have to go through the actual Adobe signing process, which requires drawing a box with a mouse and is not accessible.  So, every time I need to sign a letter, I have to ask a sighted person to assist with the process.  I would be delighted to hear if someone has figured out a way to make the process accessible.  Perhaps there is a way to do it with a keyboard that I am not aware of.

Noel

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Thank you, Noel. Have you found inserting signature stamps or signature blocks accessible? What about filling out signer data fields manually? I ask because it is my understanding that there are several ways to sign a document using Adobe Sign.

Michal

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Last year, I researched the issue of whether the Adobe signature-signing process is accessible .  I found that Adobe itself acknowledged that the process is not accessible.  I have to have someone help me with the parft of the process that requires using a mouse.  Some of the process is accessible to  me using JAWS but when it comes to the part that requires drawing a box for the signature, it is not accessible.

Noel

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Subject: [blindlaw] Adobe Sign Accessibility

Colleagues,

Have any of you had any luck e-signing documents using Adobe Sign with a screen reader? If so, could you please share any workarounds you used to interact with the signature panel? I have no trouble selecting recipients, typing my message, or uploading files for signature, but once I navigate to the next screen where signatures need to be added, I can navigate to, but not interact with, any of the signature fields with the latest version of JAWS or NVDA. I’ve been accessing Adobe Sign on-line through Chrome, not in Acrobat itself.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated, as I am expected to e-sign contracts and send out to customers on a client’s behalf. The client doesn’t know I am blind, and if I don’t have to, I would prefer not to disclose this in case it would make the client feel apprehensive in any way, potentially jeopardizing the relationship. Thank you in advance for your thoughts.

Michal

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