[gui-talk] Optical Recognition of pdf image files

[Hoffman, Allen]

Form 990 from where?
I'd look in to the source and find out if you can get accessible version.

Frankly scanning a form would generally be a terrible way to get it completed as the recognition will be insufficiently accurate, layout will be compromised, and as far as actually fillable would be questionable over all.

If you have no alternatives you might actually get someone to help with the form personally as last option to get the task done for short term, but longer term you should be pressing someone for accessible form.  Most of the time forms are not something you do for fun so they are not optional and therefore people are putting an inaccessible item as an obstacle for you to handle and you can push back for equal access.  I'm sure on this list this isn't news, but generally you are stuck with telling the source you need accessible version--yep, takes extra time from your day but that's just the reality we live with.

Anyway good luck.



Allen Hoffman
Deputy Executive Director
The Office of Accessible Systems & Technology
Department of Homeland Security
202-447-0503 (voice)
allen.hoffman at hq.dhs.gov

DHS Accessibility Helpdesk
202-447-0440 (voice)
202-447-0582 (fax)
202-447-5857 (TTY)
accessibility at dhs.gov
 
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From: gui-talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Louis Maher via gui-talk
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 7:19 AM
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Subject: [gui-talk] Optical Recognition of pdf image files

Folks,

I have been given a form 990 from our affiliate to review.  It is a pdf file
containing images.  What do people recommend for Optical character
recognition of this file.  I really do not want to spend $1,000 to solve
this problem.  The file has 28 pages.

Thanks.

Regards
Louis Maher
Phone 713-444-7838
E-mail ljmaher at swbell.net



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