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RE: Do screen readers read hidden text? (was: RE: Accessibility o f complex HTML forms)

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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Jun 27, 2003 6:09AM



<snip>
> I have heard, but not tested, that Homepage Reader follows IE
> exactly. So if
> you hide certain elements from view in mainstream browsers
> with the purpose
> of showing them to older browsers or other uncommon user
> agents, these
> elements will stay stubbornly hidden.
>
> So it