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Re: HTML5 and iOS VoiceOver

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From: Chris Moore
Date: Nov 29, 2012 3:47PM


WHich version of IE are you guys using? You might have better results with IE 10 and the latest JAWS.
On 29 Nov 2012, at 21:36, Bryan Garaventa < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Possibly, but this looks like a screen reader bug to me, since the same
> information should be conveyed via aria-setsize and aria-posinset in the
> same manner as a listbox control would be.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Bourne, Sarah (ITD)" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:48 PM
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] HTML5 and iOS VoiceOver
>
>
>> Bryan, do you think that is because the ARIA role is superseding (and
>> suppressing) the native OL/LI role?
>>
>> sb
>>
>> Sarah E. Bourne
>> Director of Assistive Technology &
>> Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
>> Information Technology Division
>> Commonwealth of Massachusetts
>> 1 Ashburton Pl. rm 1601 Boston MA 02108
>> 617-626-4502
>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> http://www.mass.gov/itd
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Bryan Garaventa
>> Sent: Thursday, November 29, 2012 3:21 PM
>> To: WebAIM Discussion List
>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] HTML5 and iOS VoiceOver
>>
>> I was referring to Voiceover feedback in iOS devices, but adding these
>> attributes to a standard list element doesn't appear to work properly in
>> JAWS and IE for instance.
>>
>> E.G
>>
>>
>> <ol>
>> <li>
>> Apple
>> </li>
>> <li>
>> Orange
>> </li>
>> <li>
>> Banana
>> </li>
>> </ol>
>>
>> <ol role="list">
>> <li role="listitem" aria-setsize="3" aria-posinset="1"> Apple </li> <li
>> role="listitem" aria-setsize="3" aria-posinset="2"> Orange </li> <li
>> role="listitem" aria-setsize="3" aria-posinset="3"> Banana </li> </ol>
>>
>> If you try this, JAWS announces the numbers correctly on the standard OL
>> tag, but not on the ARIA marked up tag.
>>
>> >> >> >
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