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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Sep 13, 2016 7:54AM

Actually, I did a little test myself and Jaws (17) with IE (11) works just fine.
<a href="http://www.google.com"><span>This is Google</span><span> the
search engine</span></a>
Jaws reads "Google the" as separate words, and if ou navigate by arrow
keys in the virtual buffer you see the space.
I wonder if that CSS class is removing white space or something, bt
you also leave white space at the end of your previous span .. This is
a bit of a mystery.

On 9/13/16, Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
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> 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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