[Athen] Fillable PDF Forms and VoiceOver

Karlen Communications info at karlencommunications.com
Thu Jun 21 08:25:33 PDT 2018


Bevi is correct. VoiceOver has limitations. I'd asked about the app you're
using because Preview seems to be really bad at forms and tagged PDF in
general.



Cheers, Karen



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We are using on the Adobe Acrobat on both Windows 10 and High Sierra.



Michael T Grattan
Access Technology Specialist

Office of Disability Services

T 315.443.4498 F 315.443.1312
mtgratta at syr.edu <mailto:mtgratta at syr.edu>

804 University Ave. 3rd Floor, Syracuse NY, 13244
disabilityservices.syr.edu

Syracuse University



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What application are you using to view the PDF?



Cheers, Karen



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Hello All,



We have been creating a number of Fillable PDF forms here at the university.
The forms are 100% accessible on the PC side using JAWS for Windows 2018,
NVDA, and ZoomText Fusion 2018. When I try working with the same PDF forms
using a MacBook with the High Sierra operating system and VoiceOver, I am
not able to access any radio buttons or signature fields. All other edit
fields and checkboxes are accessible.

The forms were created using Adobe Acrobat Pro DC version 2018.001.2040. An
accessibility check was ran on each form as well as proper labels and
annotations for tags.



I would be very grateful for any help in learning how to fix and avoid this
issue in the future.



Thank you for all your help.



Michael





Michael T Grattan
Access Technology Specialist

Office of Disability Services

T 315.443.4498 F 315.443.1312
mtgratta at syr.edu <mailto:mtgratta at syr.edu>

804 University Ave. 3rd Floor, Syracuse NY, 13244
disabilityservices.syr.edu

Syracuse University



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