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From: Marc Solomon
Date: Apr 18, 2016 1:38PM

To clarify John's comments, at least two Windows screen readers that I am aware of have created a special mode that allows certain keys to be ignored by the screen reader while Browse mode/virtual cursor is enabled. This allows the user to have the best of both worlds. They can use commands available in the screen reader for virtual navigation (e.g. move by line with Up and Down Arrow, headings with H, buttons with B, links with L) and at the same time use the web applications keyboard shortcuts without conflicts. I recorded a webinar a few months back with Matt King from Facebook where we discussed our collaboration and demonstrated this functionality.

Regards,
Marc