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From: Jim Allan
Date: Feb 4, 2015 8:29AM

The item you land on first in a select box is determined by the author of
the page not the browser or the screen reader.
I have seen select boxes where the last item is the first choice...when the
user logically hits the down arrow...nothing happens. You had to hit up
arrow to navigate that select list.

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 2:36 AM, Lynn Holdsworth < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> I wish screenreaders would all speak the same role for select boxes.
> JAWS annoyingly calls it a combo box, VoiceOver I think calls it a
> popup list or a picker item or something ... They're all different.
> And now with the advent of combobox widgets things are even more
> confusing.
>
> Best, Lynn
>
> On 04/02/2015, Lynn Holdsworth < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > Surely it depends on whether it's appropriate to have an option
> > already selected? For example, if I were filling in an insurance form
> > and needed to choose the date I want the cover to start, wouldn't it
> > be appropriate to set the three date select boxes to today's date?
> >
> > Best, Lynn
> >
> > On 03/02/2015, Stanzel, Susan - FSA, Kansas City, MO
> > < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >> Thanks so much. I know when things don't seem right, but I don't know
> the
> >> exact rule.
> >>
> >> Susie Stanzel
> >>
> >>