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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Feb 26, 2014 1:30PM

Susie,

Here are the expected keyboard controls for forms for JAWS users: http://webaim.org/articles/jaws/#forms
As it says there, you usually use the up and down arrow keys to move between radio buttons. However, when I'm using Firefox (v. 27.0.1) (without a screen reader) tab takes me through all the radio buttons, just like the up and down arrow keys, if none of the buttons is selected yet. Once I select one, though, tab takes me to the next field or button, which is what should happen.

sb
Sarah E. Bourne
Director of Assistive Technology
Information Technology Division
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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