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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Greetings:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Freedom Scientific acknowledges the problem and has also suggested filling out the PDF form using Firefox. I tried this and was surprised to find that it actually worked!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Happy New Year to everyone!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Cordially,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Curtis Chong <chong.curtis@gmail.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 28, 2025 7:24 PM<br><b>To:</b> 'NFB in Computer Science Mailing List' <nfbcs@nfbnet.org><br><b>Subject:</b> Using Adobe Acrobat with JAWS to Fill in an Accessible PDF Form<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I submitted the following bug report to <a href="mailto:access@adobe.com">access@adobe.com</a>. Wondering if anyone using Adobe Acrobat is encountering a problem similar to mine.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:none'> Curtis Chong <<a href="mailto:chong.curtis@gmail.com">chong.curtis@gmail.com</a>> <br><b>Sent:</b> Sunday, December 28, 2025 1:19 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:access@adobe.com">access@adobe.com</a><br><b>Subject:</b> Using Adobe Acrobat with JAWS to Fill in an Accessible PDF Form<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Greetings and felicitations:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>My name is Curtis Chong. I am blind. I routinely use the JAWS screen reader and Adobe Acrobat to read and (when necessary) fill out PDF forms. I do not, however, fill out PDF forms every time I choose to update the Adobe Acrobat software.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>I give you this information as a matter of full disclosure and additionally to report an editing problem I have noticed of late with the latest Adobe Acrobat software and JAWS version 2026. To be specific, I am running JAWS 2026 on a Windows 11 25H2 system, and the version of Adobe Acrobat I am running is Continuous Release | Version 2025.001.20997 | 64-bit.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Attached please find a PDF form which is used for voters in Colorado to register to vote. If you can’t accept attachments, here is the direct download link to the form: <a href="https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/elections/NVRA/files/COVoterRegistrationAgency.pdf">https://www.coloradosos.gov/pubs/elections/NVRA/files/COVoterRegistrationAgency.pdf</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><h2>The Problem<o:p></o:p></h2><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>In JAWS, I use Manual Forms Mode. Consider the field in the attached file where one enters a last name. When I type in my last name, “Chong,” I am not able to verify what I typed using the traditional cursor movement keys--left/right arrow. I must necessarily press F6 then Shift F6 to shift focus back to the edit field and, in so doing, have Forms Mode turned off. This is not the behavior that a screen reader user should experience when filling out a supposedly accessible PDF form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>What should happen when I activate Forms Mode in the appropriate edit field is that I can review and edit the contents of the field and then Tab to the next field if necessary.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>If necessary, I can be reached by phone at +1-515-306-1654 if you are interested in discussing this issue. I look forward to your help and thank you in advance for your attention to this email.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Yours sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Curtis Chong<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Email: <a href="mailto:chong.curtis@gmail.com">chong.curtis@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'>Phone: +1-515-306-1654.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman",serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>