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Re: Ability to add explanatory text and/or link to a Survey Monkey survey (does anyone with S.M. experience mind answering a few questions on or off-list)?

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From: GF Mueden
Date: Jan 3, 2013 3:48PM

Birker, Thunderbird won't let me copy your address for a private
message. May I have it please, inside the message?
George ===gm==
On 1/3/2013 4:29 PM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
> Hi yea wise ones.
>
> As part of my research (the results of which will be presented at CSUN)
> I need to post a 10 question survey regarding browsing habits.
> I believed that Survey Monkey had the best accessibility, so I created
> the survey through there.
>
> I have put a preliminary copy of the survey online, but have a few
> minor issues that I do not see the solutions to yet (hence I am not
> posting the url just yet, it needs a few tweaks).
> The main problem is that there does not appear to be the ability to
> add a few explanatory notes of text before the questions themselves
> (at lesat I do not find such functionality as a screen reader user).
> The problem with S.M. is the Fieldset/Legend problem, if I put a lot
> of text into the question itself, which I have to, that text is read
> entirely for pretty much every choice in the radio button or check box
> fieldset (for some reason it is only read for the first 3, not the
> rest of them) with Jaws 14.
> If I could put the explanatory text before the question, I could make
> it short and sweet, making it easier for the user to check or select
> their answers.
> Also I am surprised that the radio button / check boxes are announced
> after the text that goes with them is read.
> Sample screen reader output (when navigating by arrow keys)
> Q: Which screen reader do you use?
> "I use Jaws for Windows"
> "checkbox not checked".
> ....
> It seems more logical to me to have it the other way round, and I am
> used to that (the check box being announced before the description of
> the choice it represents).
>
> This may be confusing to screen reader users who are not
> professionals, and that is the group I want to reach out to, and make
> sure I get feedback from.
>
> So if anyone has done a lot of work with S.M. would you mind
> contacting me off-list with some tips?
> Thanks guys
> -B
> p.s. Happy new year of course.
> > > >