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Re: mouseover/hover and keyboard accessible expandablemenu?

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From: Jon Gunderson
Date: Nov 8, 2009 11:15AM

Application mode you use the javascript keyboard support to navigate the menu. I will try it with Jaws 11 and 10 on Monday. My guess it will do much better with Jaws 11 which has extensively improved ARIA support.

Jon


---- Original message ----
>Date: Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:52:02 -0500
>From: Geof Collis < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>Subject: Re: [WebAIM] mouseover/hover and keyboard accessible expandablemenu?
>To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>
>Hi John
>
>I dont know what you've done but it messes up JAWS real bad. I
>checked the 2 examples and somewhere down the page JAWS goes into a
>mode I've never heard before, applications mode. When it is in this
>mode I cant navigate anywhere and have to close the page. I'm using JAWS 10.0
>
>cheers
>
>Geof
>
>At 12:02 PM 11/8/2009, you wrote:
>>Here is an example using ARIA markup:
>>http://test.cita.illinois.edu/aria/menubar/menubar1.php
>>
>>Jon
>>Jon Gunderson, Ph.D.
>>Coordinator Information Technology Accessibility
>>Disability Resources and Educational Services
>>
>>Rehabilitation Education Center
>>Room 86
>>1207 S. Oak Street
>>Champaign, Illinois 61820
>>
>>Voice: (217) 244-5870
>>
>>WWW: http://www.cita.illinois.edu/
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