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Re: Proper Way to Render Table for Reading Cells

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From: Moore,Michael (HHSC)
Date: Jul 6, 2015 10:39AM

A couple of quick tests to make sure that JAWS is really behaving the way that you think it is.

If it is not reading the form field labels - make sure that you are in forms mode. JAWS 11 was pretty finicky about switching modes automatically. Also when in the field use JAWSKey+up arrow to read the line again - this is the say current line command.

For the table make sure that you are navigating using the table reading commands. Cntrl+alt+arrows should provide enough for your purposes. Also make sure that you are out of Forms mode. Go into settings and turn on enter forms mode manually so that you can toggle reliably.

If you are relying on WAI-ARIA support keep in mind that both Freedom Scientific and IE have done a lot to add support since IE8 and JAWS 11 so you may find that there are WAI-ARIA features that are not supported.

Mike Moore
Accessibility Coordinator
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Civil Rights Office
(512) 438-3431 (Office)
(512) 574-0091 (Cell)