[nabs-l] Jaws and PDF Forms

[christopher nusbaum]

Hey Preston,

Ah, the ever-annoying PDF files. :)  If I am unable to interact with a
PDF using Adobe, I often will save it to My Documents or another
folder of my choice and then send it as an email attachment to
convert at robobraille.org. In the subject line, specify the file type to
which the PDF file should be converted: DOC, TXT, RTF, BRF, etc.
Within a few minutes, RoboBraille will send you an email with the
converted file attached. You can then access the text of the file in a
more accessible format of your choosing.

Hope this helps,

Chris Nusbaum

Sent from my iPhone

On Sep 10, 2013, at 11:38 AM, Preston Gaylor <pgradioman at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Dear NABS:
> I hope all of you are well!
> I just have a quick question for you all.
> Yesterday, I was filling out a form from Pendot (our state's Department of Transportation) to get my photo ID, and I did have some trouble filling it out!
> Jaws was reading the form fine, but to me I thought that the form was inaccesable to fill out with Jaws.
> I tried other screen readers like System Access and Narrator, but they didn't work!
> Luckily, my Mom was there and she helped me fill the form out completely.
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> Have any of you encountered PDF forms recently?
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> What did you use to help the form accessible for you to fill out?
> Did you copy and paste it into a Word document and save onto a thumb drive to fill out at a later time?
> What other ideas and suggestions do you guys have about PDF forms and Jaws and what should I do next time I come accross another Adobe form in the near future?
> Thanks, and take care!
> Sincerely:
> Preston
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> Sent from my iPod
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