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From: Harrison, Rita L
Date: Aug 25, 2017 1:11PM


FYI... An Assistive Technology such as a screen reader, does have the capability of using the mouse actions using different keyboard commands.


Rita L. Harrison, FDA 508 Coordinator
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Chairperson, FDA Advisory Committee for Employees with Disabilities (ACED)
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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Sarah Jevnikar
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Subject: [WebAIM] Using a Mouse with a Screen Reader

Hi all,
I've been evaluating some accessibility tickets of potential WCAG level A failures, but the original tests were run with a mouse and a screen reader. I use a screen reader but can't use a mouse, and can't replicate the problems the original tests indicated. Is a screen reader user with a mouse a viable test case to explore? If a mouse user finds different results than a keyboard user, does this suggest a WCAG failure, as possibly a failure of 2.1.1? How might something like that be rectified?
Thank you for your help,
Sarah