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Re: screen reader announcing clickable

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From: Jim Homme
Date: Sep 14, 2016 5:04PM

Hi,
This issue could be somewhat controversial. I know that hearing the word clickable is annoying, confusing, or both, to screen reader users, but there could be a compromise solution. Usually, when developers use this technique, in my experience at any rate, they intend for the user to click anywhere on a web page except some area, possibly to close it, for example. This behavior benefits people with motor disabilities and older people who can use a mouse, but not as accurately as a young person with good hand-eye coordination. The compromise may be to only make the page exhibit the bubbling behavior when the desired situation occurs. We screen reader users tend to be vocal and get lots of attention, and many times for god reason, but we are in the minority of people who would like to have their version of web accessibility.

Jim


=========Jim Homme,
Accessibility Consultant,
Bender HighTest Accessibility Team
Bender Consulting Services, Inc.,
412-787-8567,
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