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Re: What makes screen-readers say "clickable"?

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From: Moore,Michael (DARS)
Date: Apr 7, 2015 5:48AM

The clickable ancestor leads to an interesting side effect with modern JavaScript development practices. Frequently an OnClick event handler is added to the body element so that the script will pick up a click anywhere on the page and be able to process it. Now the screen reader sees everything as clickable, which leads to a lot of extra noise.

Mike Moore
Accessibility Coordinator,
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
(512) 424-4159 (Office)
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