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 2pm Eastern / 11am 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)

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms 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) 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 21st – 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 4th – 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. levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms Instructions Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms Ensure instructions do not rely solely on sensory characteristics Provide instructions at the beginning of the form In the Tools/Task Pane, select Prepare Form Double click the radio button you want to label to display the Radio Button Properties dialog In the Name field in the General Tab, enter a name to assist you with setting the reading order In the Tooltip field in the General tab, enter the overall group label (this will be rendered by the screen reader) Select the Options Tab In the Radio Button Choice field, enter the label of the specific radio button (i.e. Male, Female, Agree, Strongly Agree) levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms 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 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 In the Tools/Task Pane, select Prepare Form Double click on the field you want to edit In the Name field, enter a Name you can use (this is used to set the tab order of the form fields) In the Tooltip field, enter all information including the label and form instructions (this will be rendered by the screen reader) levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms 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 In the Tools/Task Pane, select Prepare Form Double click the radio button you want to label to display the Radio Button Properties dialog In the Name field in the General Tab, enter a name to assist you with setting the reading order In the Tooltip field in the General tab, enter the overall group label (this will be rendered by the screen reader) Select the Options Tab In the Radio Button Choice field, enter the label of the specific radio button (i.e. Male, Female, Agree, Strongly Agree) levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms Resources Adobe Acrobat DC Accessibility – Forms Adobe – Create and Verify PDF Accessibility Adobe – PDF Accessibility Overview WebAIM PDF Accessibility WebAIM – Converting documents to PDF levelaccess.com | (800) 899-9659 | info@levelaccess.com

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