This is a jQuery script, so you just load it normally...
<script type="text/javascript" src="jquery-1.8.1.js"></script>
<script type="text/javascript" src="unobtrusive_announce.js"></script>
Since this is a pared down version, you can then use the announce method
like so:
announce("Error message one");
Or
announce( errorContainerDOMNode );
Or to suppress repeats
announce( "Whatever", null, true);
All of the AccDC modules work this way.
Or you can take it apart and make something else, whatever you like.
This technique does work reliably in IE, FF, Chrome, and Safari however.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Greg Gamble" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 8:53 AM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] role="alert" now in div but still not being read by
NVDA
> I'm now inserting the text and making the div visible via jQuery ... html
> is solid but still no notification. The alert is showing and is both
> readable by NVDA and visible. Very frustrating ..
>
> Greg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Greg Gamble
> Sent: Friday, May 17, 2013 8:24 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] role="alert" now in div but still not being read by
> NVDA
>
> Greg,
> What script error are you getting? I'm not seeing any errors when I test
> and validate ...
>
> The error message when entering the text field is probably from the
> describedby tag, which I was under the impression that using display:none
> it will not be read by AT?
>
> Greg
> -----Original Message-----
> From: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Greg Wocher
> Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2013 5:22 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] role="alert" now in div but still not being read by
> NVDA
>
> Hello,
> I am using the latest versions of NVDA and JAWS14 and I can see an error
> when I first navigate to the fields as well as when I put in a wrong
> address or password. Also, I keep getting an script error on the page.
> I keep having to tell it to run inspite of the script error.
>
> Thanks,
> Greg Wocher
>
> Follow me on Twitter @GWocher
>
> On 5/16/2013 5:48 PM, Angela French wrote:
>>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Another example of role="alert" not being read by
>>> NVDA
>>>
>>> I would question the use of a role in a span tag.
>>>
>>> Have you tried replacing it with a block element like <p> or <div> and
>>> see if it
>>> works then? We have come across issues when employing the span tag,
>>> which is
>>> really more for styling, for purposes other than style.
>>>
>>>
>> Susan,
>> We put the error in a <div> tag and still it does not alert the user. Is
>> there any way that the user can discover this error message by have the
>> screen reader read what is on the page? I tried with NVDA (IE9 and FF
>> 20) but I am having trouble making it read anything outside of the form
>> once it is in it.
>> Would it be possible to test it for me?
>> http://168.156.9.250/GEDVerify/default.aspx
>>
>>
>>
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