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From: Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
Date: Sep 13, 2016 7:47AM

Given that this is coded using in-line elements without a space between the words I would say that the IE/JAWS combination is getting it right. Separate the words using a space or by using block level elements.

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

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Subject: [WebAIM] HTML Rendering in IE

I am wondering if this is an IE issue or a JAWS issue. So far, I can tell that it might be IE, but who knows.

I tested this with NVDA and VoiceOver and there was no problem. With JAWS and IE the word Shipping and On have no space between them. JAWS reads them as one word shippingon.

In Firefox, JAWS reads them just fine as NVDA does and VoiceOver.

Here is the code:

<a href="URL.html">
<span class="free-shipping-message">
Free 2-Day Shipping
</span>
<span class="free-shipping-sub-message">
on orders $35 and up
</span>
</a>

Has anyone seen this before? I am hesitant to use &nbsp; as this might add an extra space visually and for screen readers.



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