[NFBCS] How To Sign A PDF

[Bhavya shah]

Thanks for your responses, Brian and Tracey! I unfortunately do not
know if this PDF is from adobesign.com. For now, I was able to get
sighted assistance and complete the task but would still appreciate
any tips on independently inputting digital signatures in PDF forms
for the future.

On 3/11/24, Tracy Carcione via NFBCS <nfbcs at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I vaguely recall signing a document last year, and I had to create a digital
> ID, as you say.  I had to save the digital ID to some place on my PC, and
> then the PDF was able to grab it.  However, I was very anxious about the doc
> I was signing, so I got help from AIRA to do it, and I can't say how
> accessible it would have been without that help.
> So I think you're on the right track, for whatever that's worth.
> Tracy
>
>
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> Cc: Bhavya shah <bhavya.shah125 at gmail.com>
> Subject: [NFBCS] How To Sign A PDF
>
> Dear all,
>
> I have a PDF which seems otherwise accessible. It has two fields for me to
> input two different digital signatures. I am using NVDA 2023.3 with Adobe
> Acrobat DC 23.8.20555.0. What I have tried so far:
> 1. Get to the Quick Tools toolbar using Shift+F6, and then Tab to "Add your
> signature or initials menu button." I entered my initials in it and tried
> saving them, but that seems to have no effect on the signature field.
> 2. While the signature fields appear misleadingly as plain text ("Student’s
> Signature (Click to sign) Signature field is unsigned"), I can press Enter
> on it to reveal additional options. I am then prompted to click the
> "Configure Digital ID" button and then, since I have no pre-existing digital
> ID to import, I select "Create a new Digital ID Create your self-signed
> Digital ID." Doing so and pressing "Continue"
> opens a screen with information about buying signature devices and plugging
> in smart cards and such. Surely there is a simpler way of inserting my
> initials into these signature fields?
>
> I did some research and according to this thread
> https://jfw.groups.io/g/main/topic/jaws_and_adobe_adding/30221340?p=,
> it sounds like this was not possible at least some time ago. I am hoping
> things have changed since. Are you aware of any methods for a screen reader
> user to independently sign a PDF?
>
> I would truly appreciate any thoughts and inputs!
>
> Kind Regards,
> Bhavya Shah
> B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Science | Stanford '24
> LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavyashah125/
>
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Kind Regards,
Bhavya Shah
B.S. in Mathematical and Computational Science | Stanford '24
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhavyashah125/