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Lawyers Like Paper. Brief Service documents Contracts, such as retainer agreements Demographic forms, such as Income verification forms Releases Informational handouts Brochures. Plain Text. Plain text can simply be a document typed in Microsoft Word
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Lawyers Like Paper • Brief Service documents • Contracts, such as retainer agreements • Demographic forms, such as Income verification forms • Releases • Informational handouts • Brochures
Plain Text • Plain text can simply be a document typed in Microsoft Word • Have electronic plain text versions of all documents available. • Can be read by screen reader software or printed in Braille
Depends on the Person • Large Print • Ask what size font they prefer • Or show them documents in different size fonts • There are different Grades of Braille • May want the documents read to them • Provide a private location to fill out documents • Provide a way to request reasonable accommodations • Can ship free matter for the blind • Must be marked 'Free Matter for the Blind or Handicapped' in the upper right corner of the address side.
Software • Screen reader software reads the screen to a user who is blind or has low vision • Demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK97XMibEws • Assistive software can enlarge any computer screen • Demo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P55IVlpSXIg
Website Accessibility • Bad Contrast
Website Accessibility • Alt tags – Alternative Text
Website Accessibility • Image descriptions
Website Accessibility • Skip Navigation
Screen Reader Accessibility Tools • Web Accessibility Evaluation Tool • http://wave.webaim.org • Web Content Accessibility Guidelines • www.w3c.org/WAI/Resources • Website Accessibility Assessment • http://www.nablement.com/services/website-accessibility-assessment/ • Equal Access to Software and Information • http://easi.cc/
PDF Accessibility • Scanned images of text • Tags • Fillable Forms • Alt text on images or hyperlinks • Accessibility Quick Check (6.0 versions of Adobe) • http://www.adobe.com/enterprise/accessibility/pdfs/acro6_pg_ue.pdf
Vision/Blindness Organizations • Chicago Lighthouse for the Blind • http://chicagolighthouse.org/ • (312) 666-1331 • Second Sense (formerly the Guild for the Blind) • www.second-sense.org • (312) 236-8569 • National Federation of the Blind • www.nfb.org • (773) 307-6440 • American Council of the Blind • www.acb.org • (800) 424-8666