I do not believe that SS will accept an ASCII translation, though I may be wrong about that. Therein lies only part of the problem with these forms. On Sun, 4 Aug 2002, Luke Davis wrote: > The adobe addresses are no more. Send the file, as an attachment, to: > pdf2(html|txt)@sun.trace.wisc.edu > > On Sun, 4 Aug 2002, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > > Hello! > > This may be an off-topic answer but it can be helpfull. > > Try to mail the link to the following adress: > > pdf2txt@adobe.com with no subject and then put the link in the textbody. > > You can also send the link to pdf2html@adobe.com. > > /Anders. > > ----- Ursprungligt meddelande ----- > > Från: "Cheryl Homiak" <chomiak@chartermi.net> > > Till: <blinux-list@redhat.com> > > Skickat: den 4 augusti 2002 16:48 > > Ämne: pdf forms from Social Security > > > > > > > does anybody know whether or not there is a way to read the pdf forms on > > the > > > social security site? I tried pdftotext and they did not come out legible. > > > I also tried using google; the text version link got me a 'not found" and > > > the html link (I put in the url for a particular form) got me the same > > > illegible form that I got when trying to use pdftotext. > > > For an example, one of the forms i tried to access was > > > http://www.ssa.gov/online/ssa-632.pdf > > > Also, > > > is there any way to print these files to a printer short of finding > > somebody > > > with > > > a Windows system to do it? > > > SSA provides just about nothing as far as their forms in accessible > > format, and > > > if they are going to > > > say their website provides that, their pdf files certainly don't appear to > > be > > > accessible to me. Ironically, the instructions for the forms are right on > > the > > > website, but the explanation is such that you have to be able to look at > > the > > > form to understand the instructions. > > > > > > Cheryl > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Blinux-list@redhat.com > > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/blinux-list > > > > -- Janina Sajka, Director Technology Research and Development Governmental Relations Group American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) Email: janina@afb.net Phone: (202) 408-8175 Chair, Accessibility SIG Open Electronic Book Forum (OEBF) http://www.openebook.org