[Athen] [EXT] Converting Hand-Written Documents to an Accessible Format

[ELIZABETH KILLINGER via athen-list]

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*Elizabeth Killinger*
*Associate Coordinator*

*FIT-ABLE | Office of Disability ServicesFashion Institute of Technology*
David Dubinsky Student Center, A570
Phone: 212.217.4090
Website: fitnyc.edu/fitable


On Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM Megan E Hall via athen-list <
athen-list at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> Hello,

>

> A colleague and I have been searching and testing various technology tools

> that would convert a hand-written document to an accessible file format. So

> far, we have found several tools that will use OCR in the conversion

> process, but it seems it still recognizes the handwriting as an image. This

> is also happening in my Adobe Acrobat Pro account; it labels them as

> "figures."

>

> Does anyone have any recommendations for a tool that can do this

> correctly? We are coming up short.

>

> We would also appreciate some insight into how other institutions are

> handling this. Tips, best practices, etc. are welcome.

>

> Thank you in advance,

>

> Megan Hall

> Senior Instructional Designer

> Saint Francis University | Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning

> 814.472.3933 | Library Room 110A

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