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Re: Proper Way to Render Table for Reading Cells

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From: Christopher Koeber
Date: Jul 6, 2015 12:58PM

Hey,



Thank you for your feedback, what we have discovered is that when using the
commands in IE 8 and JAWS 11 it reads the cell contents after issuing the
command. Is there a way that JAWS can do this automatically? I couldn't
find the setting.



Also, not sure if anyone can answer the question about cell "editing", I'd
like to either use hotkeys within the web browser using JavaScript or
accept any other recommendations on replicating the functionality for
disabled folks to be able to "select" a table row to perform actions after
the fact.



For non-disabled users they can simply select a table row with a mouse; the
table row then has specific classes added for each cell.



Thank you for your excellent feedback and help.


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Regards,

Christopher Koeber

On Mon, Jul 6, 2015 at 12:39 PM, Moore,Michael (HHSC) <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> 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)
>
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