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Re: Screen reader interpretations of images in text (not part of a link)

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From: Steve Faulkner
Date: May 8, 2012 8:32AM

hi Ryan,

you wrote:

"Of
course, that attribute will kill the IE browser completely in Windows 7 -
and that testing has been very, very consistent. "

can you provide more detail on this?

regards
stevef

On 8 May 2012 15:20, Ryan Hemphill < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I haven't been investigating Lion yet, and maybe it's working okay in that
> OS. I will look for my example, but even if I don't find it right now
> (very busy) just be aware that it ought to be tested to make sure it isn't
> occurring.
>
> aria-labelledby, on the other hand, works just fine in VoiceOver. Of
> course, that attribute will kill the IE browser completely in Windows 7 -
> and that testing has been very, very consistent. The way around that one
> is to use aria-labeledby (one 'l' instead) and you're okay. Interestingly,
> that format works fine in FF as well as the NVDA testing of both browsers
> as well. It seems that the screen reader companies took into account the
> fact that people might screw up the spelling and made accommodations for
> that issue.
>
> And with that, I return to the grindstone. Happy hunting.
>
> - Ryan.
> > > >