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From: ckrugman@sbcglobal.net
Date: Sep 7, 2010 11:27PM

I', not sure if that has been requested but an example of such a list/form
would be helpful to analyze. As a JAWS user I tend to deal with whatever is
there and not really think about it that much until I'm faced it. The
biggest issue seems to be forms that are not formatted properly in to PDF
files and are therefore unreadable or usable. Forms on web pages or as part
of a web site can be problemati c at times when there is an inconsistent
pattern in multiple pages or where there is generally a lack of uniformity
in design.
Chuck
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kevin White" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 3:26 AM
Subject: [WebAIM] Forms as lists


> Hi All,
>
> I am starting to see forms being presented as lists on a more regular
> basis but I am struggling to find the rationale for this. Some recent
> testing with an experienced JAWS user highlighted this as a slight issue
> for him. My opinion is that this is not an accurate use of semantic
> markup, however, I am aware that some have argued that a form is a list of
> questions.
>
> Does anyone have any experience of this? How do screen reader users find
> this sort of form?
>
> Thanks for any input,
>
> Kevin
>