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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: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Jan 3, 2013 4:11PM

Hi
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Thanks
-B

On 1/3/13, GF Mueden@ < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> 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.
>> >> >> >>
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