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Re: math captcha (Drupal module)

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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Aug 5, 2014 8:02AM

Couple of points to note:
Only the text Math Question and the asterisk for required field is
within the LABEL tag... not the actual question. (also noted by Jim)
So include the actual question within the LABEL tag.
Use aria-required="true" on the INPUT control and drop the title
attribute on LABEL.
The explanatory text outside the LEGEND tag is not read unless one
arrows up/down. So include it within the LEGEND or use
aria-describedby to associate that text ... but a whole lot of
descriptive text will cause a usability issue.
Sailesh

On 8/4/14, Jim Allan < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> The problem should be within the e.g. <label for="captcha-answer">Solve the
> math problem 6+6</label>
> then it will be spoken and associated with the input control.
>
>
> On Mon, Aug 4, 2014 at 9:08 AM, Dona Patrick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> I'm evaluating a website for accessibility. This site has a math captcha
>> in
>> which the math question is not read while in forms mode by JAWS or NVDA.
>> The user can use the up arrow key to hear the question, but it is not read
>> when tabbing into the form field.
>>
>> It is very similar to the captcha on this page:
>>
>> http://www.pathstoliteracy.org/technology/typeability-keyboard-instruction-software-jaws-and-magic
>> Where, while tabbing into the captcha form field both JAWS and NVDA read
>> "Captcha math question star edit. Type in text."
>>
>> My gut says that this is an accessibility problem but I wanted to check
>> with the experts before adding it to my report. Do screen reader users
>> just
>> know that if something seems to be missing from a form field to use arrow
>> keys to find it or is this a true accessibility issue?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dona
>> >> >> >>
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