Hi Dennis, All of the tax forms I receive have been provided to me electronically and in a format that I could read with JAWS. I didn't have to use OCR software on them.
I agree that using OCR software would not be advisable with sensitive information such as tax documents, where accuracy is essential. Can you request electronic copies of your tax forms? Regards, Aaron M. Page, B.S. EIT Accessibility Specialist Accessible Technology Services, University of Montana Phone: (406) 243-2082 E-mail: [email protected] [Title: JAWS Certified, 2015 - Description:]<http://www.freedomscientific.com/certification> From: Dennis Clark [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 12:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Question about JAWS and Taxes Hello Aaron, When doing your own taxes, how do you handle printed forms sent to you for taxes. Each year we receive a number of 1099 forms, and as I recall, Turbo tax will ask for example, "enter the dollar amounts from lines 10, 14 and 20. I've been puzzled what I could do to use TurboTax without a reader, because I don't know in advance which of the many dollar amounts on such forms will be requested. Your advice and experience would be very appreciated. All the best, Dennis ----- Original Message ----- From: Page, Aaron<mailto:[email protected]> To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, February 02, 2016 10:26 AM Subject: Re: Question about JAWS and Taxes I have been able to complete and file my personal income taxes using the browser-based version of TurboTax for several years now. Some years I have found it to be less accessible than others, but this year I didn't encounter any problems using JAWS/Firefox. https://turbotax.intuit.com/ Regards, Aaron M. Page, B.S. EIT Accessibility Specialist Accessible Technology Services, University of Montana Phone: (406) 243-2082 E-mail: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> [Title: JAWS Certified, 2015 - Description:]<http://www.freedomscientific.com/certification> From: Walker, Michael E [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Tuesday, February 2, 2016 10:45 AM To: [email protected]<mailto:[email protected]> Subject: Question about JAWS and Taxes Hi, What have you found to be the most accessible program for filing income taxes with JAWS? Thank you, Mike
