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Re: Reading tables in JAWS

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From: Hewitt,Susan (DSHS)
Date: Feb 4, 2014 2:34PM

That has not been my observation with JAWS users. Granted, it has a big learning curve so newer users may be unfamiliar with all of its features. But experienced users are not reading every page continuously (in fact I think most rarely do this.) This is why it's important to use semantic markup. It's much easier for the user to navigate the page by heading, or links, or landmarks - whatever helps them find what they're looking for.

As far as tables...can you imagine just arrowing down or reading a large, complex table continuously? Without the JAWS table commands - and a properly marked up table - it easily can become impossible for a user to understand that table..