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EASI fee-based multi-part Webinar series are free to EASI Annual Members while the free Webinars are accessible for everyone. (see the link in the nav bar about EASI membership.)

Accessible Interactive Documents in PDF, Word and HTML



WEEK 1: ACCESSIBLE FORMS IN PDF

Presenter: Karen McCall, M.Ed. Microsoft MVP for Word, Canadian delegate to ISO /TC 171, Member of the PDF/UA working group

 

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Week 2: Accessible Forms in Word

Presenter: Dan Clark from Freedom Scientific

 

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Week 3: Accessible Forms in Web pages

Presenter: Norm Coombs, CEO EASI and Professor Emeritus at RIT

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the links below point to several resources related to creating accessible forms on the Web.

WCAG Guidelines: w3.org/tr/wcag

Section 508 Standards: section508.gov

Illinois Accessibility best practices: html.cita.illinois.edu

WebAIM Accessible forms: webaim.org/techniques/forms/controls

The Web Content Accessible Guidelines can be overwhelming and intimidating. WebAIM has taken these and made a somewhat shorter and less technical explanation including a check list. If you are looking for a less technical resource, WebAIM has it.

WebAIM's WCAG Check List