[BlindTlk] Uploading documents with web application forms

[Danielle (Shives) Manke]

Hi Sami,

I have actually encountered a similar issue to this while trying to upload documents to many sites. My solution was to use another web browser. I use Firefox for computer a lot but was running into this issue almost anytime I had to upload something. Whenever I would click the button that was supposed to bring up my list of documents to choose which to upload, everything would freeze. My solution was to switch to Google Chrome or another browser. It could certainly also be an accessibility issue with the website, and I haven't used Safari so can't say if that has anything to do with it, but I thought I'd share my experience in case the issue is with the browser or something like that. Hope this helps, and good luck with everything!

Danielle


---- On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 16:21:36 -0400 Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote ----


Sounds like mouse clicks were expected and if that's the case you most
certainly ran into a huge Section 508 violation.

On Wed, 9 Sep 2020, Sami Osborne via BlindTlk wrote:

> Date: Wed, 9 Sep 2020 20:31:41
> From: Sami Osborne via BlindTlk <mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> To: mailto:nabs-l at nfbnet.org, mailto:blindtlk at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Sami Osborne <mailto:sami.j.osborne97 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [BlindTlk] Uploading documents with web application forms
>
> Hi all,
>
> I am applying to graduate schools to start attending next spring, and part of the application process for one of the schools I'm applying to requires me to directly upload documents such as my school transcript. Unfortunately, though, while I'm able to fill out the other parts of the application (answering questions and checking boxes), that particular part for uploading documents is not accessible at all. I tried to do it using my iPhone, and when I clicked on the Upload button, VoiceOver sent me an alert from Safari asking me to select which documents I wanted to upload, but then nothing happened when I double tapped on it. Even worse, I couldn't navigate the page at all, and couldn't even advance or reverse webpages?both the Back and Forward buttons from Safari were dimmed.
> My dad believes that a website with this accessibility issue are not 508-comliant, but I'm not sure I agree with him since I've never had experience with this sort of thing before. It seems to me that uploading documents to a webpage might be better equipped for a sighted person to handle, since all they have to do is maneuver between their chosen document and the form using the mouse.
>
> So I was just wondering whether anyone has run into this issue before. If so, what did you do to resolve it?
>
> I hope to hear from someone soon.
>
> Thank you very much for your help, and I hope everyone is enjoying the start to their semesters despite the current global circumstances.
>
> Sami 
> _______________________________________________
> BlindTlk mailing list
> mailto:BlindTlk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindTlk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/jdashiel%40panix.com
>

-- 


_______________________________________________
BlindTlk mailing list
mailto:BlindTlk at nfbnet.org
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/blindtlk_nfbnet.org
To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for BlindTlk:
http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/blindtlk_nfbnet.org/shives1%40myactv.net