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Re: menus that appear after mouse hovers on link

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From: deborah.kaplan
Date: Aug 9, 2012 8:40PM

> How can we make this menu accessible to screen reader users and people
> with motor impairments?

Or, for that matter, anyone with ipads or smart phones.

Use onfocus / onblur as well as onMouseOver / onMouseOut / onHover.

http://www.umich.edu/webaccess/best/script.html

Then keyboard users can access the menu.

-Deborah
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Deborah Kaplan
Accessibility Team Colead
Dreamwidth Studios, LLC