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Re: Frames and ARIA Landmarks

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From: Jeevan Reddy
Date: May 8, 2012 4:03AM

Shilpa,
ARIA landmarks are the regions on a web page the the screen
reader(AT) users can easily jump to these regions. you can press
;(semicolon) using JAWS 10+ and "D" using NVDA to get their presence.
these regions are not interactive ...
hope this helps....

On 5/8/12, Silpa Mallipeddi < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi All:
>
> When we navigate the page by frames and use the tab key or the arrow
> keys, what's the difference in using ARIA landmark elements and what
> use does visually challenged users have.
> Also I'd like to know if there is a way to kno2w if they are used in
> the web page.
> Are there techniques to know / determine them and their properties.
>
> I'd like to know experts' opinions / ideas on the same.
> Wanted to get started with ARIA landmarks.
>
> How can accessibility users know the issues and the possible solutions
> when ARIA is used.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Silpa.
> > > >


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Best Regards,
*Jeevan Reddy,
Accessibility Developer,
Onya Digital Solutions Pvt Ltd,
Bangalore, India.
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