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Re: Accessible Datepicker & NVDA Support

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From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Date: May 19, 2016 10:10AM

Hello,
NVDA users would be crazy if they used a date picker! (Not sure why they
exist). Just type MM/DD/YYY in the label. But that date picker is fine on
my end (although I would never use it because I have to go through every
day in every year!)
Thanks,


Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;

On Thu, May 19, 2016 at 6:52 AM, Nisar A < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello experts,
>
> I built up a datepicker using bits and pieces from other datepickers. Is
> there a way I can verify if that datepicker is compliant with USDOT-508 /
> meets the WCAG 2.1.1 guidelines?
>
> Here is the working example for reference:
> https://jsfiddle.net/j49gz3g3/4/
>
> Some people in the testing team say that it is not compliant since NVDA
> screen reader reads out the date along with the column/row number. They
> claim it should read only the date and not extra information.
>
> Is that true?
>
> Thanks,
> Nisar
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