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From: Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
Date: Oct 23, 2015 10:12AM

Help!

I am testing an application where some fields are presented as readonly. The problem that we are finding is that for the readonly field in IE 11 if you are using reading commands the label is read but the field is skipped, the field does not show up in a form field list either but it is included in the tab ring. When you tab to it the value is not reported and the label is reported as the label of the next field of the form.

If I review the page with either FF or Chrome (latest release) then the readonly field is reported correctly by JAWS.

This application is in a development environment and I cannot share a URL.

Is this a known bug in IE 11?

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