Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility Forms James Thompson Accessibility

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility Forms James Thompson, Accessibility Consultant December 12, 2017 Download example documents to follow along: http: //info. levelaccess. com/1212 -Webinar-Example. Documents. html This webinar is scheduled to begin at 2 pm Eastern / 11 am Pacific Audio is provided through the webinar platform via your computer’s speakers, or there is an optional conference line: (805) 309 -2350, Code: 14930# (please note this is a toll call)

Webinar Features Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms • Real-time Captioning: Captions are provided in the captioning pod (upper right). In the event we experience any issues with the pod, we will ensure that the recording of today’s session is closed captioned. • Today’s Session is Being Recorded: Link to slides, recording, and transcript will go out via email next week. • Questions: Time will be provided at the end of the webinar for questions. Please submit questions via the Chat pod – (Keyboard: Ctrl + Semicolon) 2 | December 12, 2017 levelaccess. com | (800) 899 -9659 | info@levelaccess. com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility Series Make sure to register for the remaining webinars in the PDF Basics series! • December 21 st – Page Structure: Participants will learn how to review and edit role mappings for custom styles, use correct heading structure, and correctly tag changes in natural language. • January 4 th – Accessibility Checker: We will demonstrate how to use the PDF Action Wizard as well as the PDF Full Check tool. Participants will learn how to analyze results of an accessibility full check in order to create an accessible PDF document. 3 | December 12, 2017 levelaccess. com | (800) 899 -9659 | info@levelaccess. com

Instructions Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms • Ensure instructions do not rely solely on sensory characteristics • Provide instructions at the beginning of the form 4 | December 12, 2017 levelaccess. com | (800) 899 -9659 | info@levelaccess. com

Labels Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms • Form fields should explicitly indicate the form field label as accessible text • When form fields do not explicitly include a label, assistive technology may guess at the label or provide no label at all to users • When the incorrect or no label is provided users of assistive technology may not be able to complete a form 5 | December 12, 2017 levelaccess. com | (800) 899 -9659 | info@levelaccess. com

Radio Buttons Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms • Radio buttons must be grouped correctly for assistive technology to identify them correctly • When radio buttons are not grouped correctly, users of assistive technology may not be able to determine position, order, and relationship to other radio buttons • Incorrectly grouped radio buttons may be difficult to access via the keyboard 6 | December 12, 2017 levelaccess. com | (800) 899 -9659 | info@levelaccess. com

Resources Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms • Adobe – Create and Verify PDF Accessibility • Adobe – PDF Accessibility Overview • Web. AIM PDF Accessibility • Web. AIM – Converting documents to PDF 7 | December 12, 2017 levelaccess. com | (800) 899 -9659 | info@levelaccess. com

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