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From: Lucy Greco
Date: Oct 2, 2017 12:02PM

hello: i am thinking the keyboard shortcut was the first part of it but we
were hoping there was a way to have the browser remember wair we were
when we go to the tool bar and bring us back there as if there are 30 q on
the form it might not be easy to pick from a list witch q to go back to

Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
University of California, Berkeley
(510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
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On Sun, Oct 1, 2017 at 7:40 AM, Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> This is where a keyboard shortcut might actually be handy.
> E.g. press ctr-alt-t go to toolbar and ctrl-alt-q to go to current
> question or something like that. If you use the toolbar rroll on the
> toolbar a screen reader user should be in forms mode in both places,
> which makes keyboard shortcuts more effective.
> You could also have a "go to toolbar" button next to every question,
> and maybe a dropdown in the toolbar with the questions (go to question
> 1, go to question 2 etc.) and a "go" button. That would be a more
> mobile friendly solution (keyboard shortcuts on mobile don't work).
> If you can implement something like this (it takes some JavaScript),
> make sure the isntructions on the page clearly explain it, and field
> test it with the most likely a.t. browser combinations (well, I
> certainly don't have to tell you to do that *grin*).
>
> Me and a few colleagues implemented a somewhat similar demo solution
> nickname accessible footsy, for multiple references to a single
> footnote:
> http://a11yideas.com/testcode/footnotesManyToOne.html
>
> (we use JavaScript to remember which link you clicked to get to the
> footnote and have a link that takes you back to that reference from
> the footnote).
>
>
>
>
> On 9/29/17, Lucy Greco < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > hello everyone:
> > I'm working with a faculty member who is creating an
> > application/textbook/online course. He is included problem sets in the
> > course that require use of a few tools located on a toolbar somewhere
> else
> > on the page. Were looking for a technique to get from the problem set
> > answer edit field to the tool palette then Manipulate the tools and bring
> > the results back to the answer edit field.
> > Is there any known methods we can use to jump to the toolbar and then
> carry
> > the results back to the previous location. We need this to be both
> > screenreader and keyboard accessible and work with Dragon. Any answers
> > would be appreciated thanks Lucy
> > Lucia Greco
> > Web Accessibility Evangelist
> > IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> > University of California, Berkeley
> > (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> > http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
> > Follow me on twitter @accessaces
> > > > > > > > > >
>
>
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