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Re: VoiceOver clickable

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From: Humbert, Joseph A
Date: May 27, 2014 6:36AM

I'm guessing that it is a bug with VoiceOver. iOS and "Mobile" VoiceOver support "tel" URL scheme (https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/featuredarticles/iPhoneURLScheme_Reference/PhoneLinks/PhoneLinks.html). Based on you're the way the text is coded VoiceOver may be thinking that the text is a "mobile" telephone link.

Sincerely,
Joe

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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Gijs Veyfeyken
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2014 3:48 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] VoiceOver clickable

Hi,

VoiceOver (version 6.0 on OSX 10.9.3) frequently announces elements as "clickable" while there is no reason to do so in the HTML.
Could anyone tell me what triggers this behaviour? I'm guessing JavaScript but I can't put my finger on it.
Live example: http://www.gelijkekansen.be/.
The telephone and fax number in the footer are announced as "clickable", same goes for everything inside the Twitter sidebar.

Thanks,

Gijs

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Gijs Veyfeyken
AnySurfer - towards an accessible internet
http://www.anysurfer.be/en
Brussels - Belgium