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Re: can screenreader user please test expanding content?

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From: Angela French
Date: Apr 7, 2011 10:45AM

Thank you Birkir. In your opinion is it problematic that the JAWS user doesn't realize that the new text has been revealed? In other words, is this expanding text just a display technique that is convenient for sighted users, but has little if no impact on screen reader users? If the "hidden" text is available to you, does it matter that it was hidden until the link was clicked on? In other words, how transparent is it to you that this expanding content block is even being used? Also, I'm wondering, I have read in the past that not all screen readers support display:none , or that this may be a configuration issue on your end. Is the block of text that is styled display:none really unavailable to you until you click on the linked <h2> headline, or can you just skip by the linked headline and read the copy that follows?

Angela