[nfbcs] Sad attempt at an accessible form- Please offer suggestions

[Jude DaShiell]

That 3.3 inches is word, probably a ruler is on and should be turned 
off.

On Fri, 21 Aug 2015, Misty Williams via nfbcs wrote:

> Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2015 10:33:43
> From: Misty Williams via nfbcs <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
> To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
> Cc: Misty Williams <misty.williams at tampalighthouse.org>
> Subject: [nfbcs] Sad attempt at an accessible form- Please offer suggestions
> 
> Hello all,
>
>
>
> I tried to use a combination of Google, Word help, and some of a Freedom
> Scientific training article to create my first accessible form in Word for a
> co-worker. (Please keep in mind that I know nothing about making forms in
> Word, much less making them accessible, but I was trying to do a good
> thing.)  I have run into some issues and would appreciate any help you could
> offer.
>
> So Tab/Shift Tab works to navigate the fields. Alt and the Up/ Down arrow
> will open the drop-down lists, if applicable- which is not normal, but not
> too inconvenient. Using JAWS, I'm hearing the announcement of what the form
> field is for. I have it locked for editing, so users can only access the
> form fields. BUT, JAWS was reading some sort of "3.3 inches" when it starts
> reading the form field, which my co-worker found very distracting. I can't
> figure out if that is a JAWS setting, or something to do with Word, or how
> to fix it.  I have attached the form to see if anyone has any thoughts for
> improvements or tips for making accessible forms in an easier manner. Any
> help would be appreciated
>
>
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> Misty Williams
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>

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