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From: Spruill Kevin
Date: Apr 18, 2007 12:30PM

"One of my colleagues is sceptical and wants more proof (i.e. whether it
is indeed a problem, and which screen readers this applies to)."

Ummmmmm... Yes - it is potential problem - as noted in your explanation,
if the error message is passed over by the auto focus, it really isn't
being presented to the screenreader users.

I would presume this is an issue with all screen readers.

Kevin Spruill
IT Specialist
Information Resources Accessibility Program
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