[nabs-l] Filling out forms

[Patrick Molloy]

Brice,
Whenever I have a worksheet to fill out for school, I always clean up
the document to make it accessible. In your case, I would put each
individual question/statement that you have to fill out on a separate
line. Hope this helps,
Patrick

On 1/11/11, Brice Smith <brice.smith319 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm struggling with how to fill out already created forms and
> documents, even when an electronic copy is available. I'm referring to
> any type of paper where you must insert data in blank spaces including
> job applications and various other forms. When I open an application
> or form in Microsoft Word they often include a long series of
> underlines and seemingly random tabs throughout the document. With a
> screen reader, everything appears to run together. I've been told that
> Trying to type text in the document can mess up the visual alignment
> and layout of the form. What's the best way to handle this? Do I
> remove all the markings  and clean up the document as best I can? A
> small excerpt from a form I'm trying to fill out is pasted in its
> original form from Word below. I don't know if there is a simple
> solution I'm overlooking, but I find it hard to manipulate these forms
> and add data.
>
> -----
>
> Sources of this information:   	(Check all that apply)
> 	___TV        				___ Local Agency Website	
> ___RADIO				___ Larger / Parent Agency Website
> ___NEWSPAPER        		___ Text, Face book, Spam Email, Tweet
> ___ OTHER (please be specific):  ______________________________________
> __________________________________________________________________
>
> Please rate the following 1 – 5
>
> Ease of access to this information  _____	  Ease of finding specific
> info needed	_____
> Clarity of information available     _____	  Amount of needed info
> available	_____
> Layers I had to go through 	        _____  	  Accessible for diverse
> populations	_____
> Amount of “Distracting “Stuff”     _____        Other:
> _______________________  _____
> 						  Other: _______________________  _____
> Overall feeling (Comments): __________________
> ________________________________________________________________________	
>
> -Brice
>
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