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Re: Developers don't detect my screen reader

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From: Mike Warner
Date: Aug 10, 2015 12:21PM

We ask up front via a hidden button whether a student is using a screen
reader, and use this data later to adjust settings to make our courses
easier for SR users to consume. There aren't many things that require a
setting change. Mainly, the video wmode needs to be set differently for a
screen reader to get at the controls. The current tech (jwplayer, screen
readers, browsers) may not need this any more, be we still do it anyway,
just in case.

Mike Warner
Director of IT Services
MindEdge, Inc.