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Re: Alt+Down arrow in combo box well known?

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Apr 7, 2017 9:24AM


I disagree with it is the responsibility to learn every hot key for a
program. At work I have to use IE (no comments please), and Microsoft help
page only attributes the hot key to the favorites dialog, nothing about
select drop downs.

Ryan E. Benson

On Apr 7, 2017 9:13 AM, "Jim Homme" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi,
> It's the screen reader user's responsibility to learn how to use their
> computer. This is a Windows key stroke.
>
> Jim
>
>
> =========> Jim Homme,
> Team Lead and Accessibility Consultant,
> Bender HighTest Accessibility Team
> Bender Consulting Services, Inc.,
> 412-787-8567,
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> http://www.benderconsult.com/our%20services/hightest-
> accessible-technology-solutions
> E+R=O
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> Behalf Of Roger Hudson
> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2017 8:52 PM
> To: 'WebAIM Discussion List' < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Alt+Down arrow in combo box well known?
>
> +1
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> Behalf Of Ryan E. Benson
> Sent: Friday, 7 April 2017 9:27 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Alt+Down arrow in combo box well known?
>
> Remember accessibility goes beyond screen readers, some people who need
> accessibility don't use screen readers, and maybe no AT all,for example
> some with mobility impairments. I would drop the level of people who know
> about alt+down to near zero from that category.
>
> Ryan E. Benson
>
> On Apr 6, 2017 13:00, "Joseph Sherman" < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > Do screen reader users generally know to use Alt+Down arrow in combo
> > box to list all possible choices?
> >
> > We have a giant combo box for Country of Citizenship with 200+
> > options. If the user does not use Alt+Arrow to list choices, the
> > screen reader does not tell them "X of 200".
> >
> > Also it calculates whether to show Country of Birth or Residency
> > Status "onchange", which is bad code, avoided if using Alt+Down arrow
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Joseph
> >
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