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From: Moore,Michael (HHSC)
Date: Aug 11, 2015 1:30PM

I have a series of links where if you use read by line, paragraph, or character, the link in the code below is read as "Help" it also shows up as "Help" in a JAWS links list. However if you tab to the link you here a series of numbers and letters followed by the "#" symbol and then finally "Help"

<li>
<a id="linkHelp_en" onclick="helpTextPopUp('http://wcm-pfx-vip.hhscie.txaccess.net:80/wps/wcm/connect/englishhelp/Your Texas Benefits');" href="#">
<span>Help</span>
</a>
<script>
document.getElementById("linkHelp_en").setAttribute("onclick", "helpTextPopUp('"+wcmHelpLink_en+"');");
</script>
</li>

I am not sure if this is being caused by the use of href="#" or if because this list is contained inside of a menu element that contains no menuitems or something else.

Any clues?

Thanks,

Mike