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Re: [External]search-submit button -- required or not

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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Apr 27, 2016 12:00PM

eric its more along the lines of berkers example the icon is th the
only thing used there is no on screen text and the screen reader speaks
nothing and at times even skips over the thing. efectivley this becomes a
surtch feeld with out a submit because the screen reader user does not have
any way to know its there at all. hitting enter does actavate it half of
the time but the rest of the time it needs a mouce click i say lable lable
and lable it but i get all kinds of kickback but but it does not need one
every one knows what it means. haha

Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
Follow me on twitter @accessaces


On Wed, Apr 27, 2016 at 8:38 AM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> If the icon provides better usability for a group of users (maybe
> people with dyslexia) without harming others, it is a usability
> improvement, so all good.
> So I don't mind a properly labeled control that has an additional
> visual identification.
> But if the icaon is meant to replace the accessible name or even an
> easily discoverable textual label, that's where I start getting
> concerned and push back.
>
>
>
> On 4/27/16, Wright, Eric [USA] < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > Hi Lucy,
> >
> > Just my two cents: it depends on what you mean by "no label." If the
> > magnifying glass has no on-screen label, but has an accessible name and
> the
> > correct role, a Dragon user should be able to access it by saying "click
> > [name]" or "click [role]."
> >
> > Just like in the last example, the big issue is discoverability. But
> that's
> > why it helps to make your labels intuitive, pronounceable and terse.
> >
> > If there's no programmatic label, period, then the Dragon user's best
> bet is
> > guessing at the element type (i.e., "click image") or sending keystrokes
> to
> > focus on it/activate it.
> >
> > Best,
> >
> > Eric Wright
> > Lead Technologist
> > Booz Allen Hamilton
> > Mobile (802) 310-9138
> > www.boozallen.com
> >
> > > > From: WebAIM-Forum [ <EMAIL REMOVED> ] on behalf of
> Lucy
> > Greco [ <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> > Sent: Tuesday, April 26, 2016 1:28 PM
> > To: WebAIM Discussion List
> > Subject: [External] Re: [WebAIM] search-submit button -- required or not
> >
> > what is every ones take on the appearing more and more often the icon
> > font of a magnifying glass with no label i am thinking it is not good
> for
> > dragon as well
> >
> > Lucia Greco
> > Web Accessibility Evangelist
> > IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> > University of California, Berkeley
> > (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> > http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> > Follow me on twitter @accessaces
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 26, 2016 at 10:17 AM, Jennifer Sutton < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Thanks, all, for this thorough and helpful discussion.
> >> I appreciate the range of thoughts and experiences everyone has shared.
> >>
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Jennifer
> >>
> >>
> >> > >> > >> > >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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