[gui-talk] Optical Recognition of pdf image files

Tue Jul 22 18:28:11 UTC 2014

Try this link to start:

http://www.irs.gov/uac/IRS-Accessible-PDF-Forms#content

Allen Hoffman

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Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Optical Recognition of pdf image files

Ah ha, I thought that was familiar.  IRS should have an accessible fillable version of that.
I can do a bit of poking around to find out who you might request it from, but you could certainlyask such from their website as well.  They do have a formidable accessibility program there and do a ton of accessible forms, and I can't believe the 990 isn't one of them.  I recall there might be an online 990 Web based form as well but since I've been out of there for like ten years couldn't be counted on to know any more.

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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-----Original Message-----
From: David Andrews [mailto:dandrews at visi.com]
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 1:35 PM
To: Hoffman, Allen; Discussion of the Graphical User Interface, GUI Talk Mailing List
Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Optical Recognition of pdf image files

The 990 is a form from the IRS that 501(c)(3) organizations must fill out and submit to the IRS annually.  Then, the IRS publishes that data and presumably uses it for other purposes as well.

Dave

At 11:33 AM 7/22/2014, you wrote:
>One last time.
>Who's form is it?
>Often for one time stuff where you have not input capability getting it 
>fixed is simply not worth the effort, however, sometimes it is and such 
>should be brought up with the form owners.  We really can't complain 
>about inaccessibility if the source doesn't even know they have an 
>issue.
>
>There is always the return on investment to consider--e.g. getting the 
>job done sometimes is worth just getting a reader and git 'er done as 
>Larry the Cable guy would say.
>
>
>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
>
>This communication, along with any attachments, is covered by federal 
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: gui-talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
>Mike Freeman via gui-talk
>Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 12:27 PM
>To: 'Louis Maher'; 'Discussion of the Graphical User Interface, GUI 
>Talk Mailing List'
>Subject: Re: [gui-talk] Optical Recognition of pdf image files
>
>Lewis:
>
>I concur with the recommendation of Messrs. Chong and Hyde: use a reader.
>Saves time and money.
>
>Mike Freeman
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: gui-talk [mailto:gui-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Louis Maher
>via gui-talk
>Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2014 4:19 AM
>To: 'Discussion of the Graphical User Interface, GUI Talk Mailing List'; NFB
>in computer science
>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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