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Re: opening an expandable menu while using voiceover

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From: Robert Fentress
Date: Jun 29, 2018 5:46PM

I'm curious--did any of those suggestions work?

On Fri, Jun 29, 2018, 1:05 AM Mohith BP < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi Sarah,
>
> Please check the few points:
> 1. Ensure that the expanded sub-menu items are not loaded dynamically
> rather made visible / hidden through CSS.
> 2. Ensure that the parent / child relationship is available in DOM and
> you do not use aria-owns. At times aria-owns creates issues.
> 3. Ensure all the ARIA markup is as per ARIA authoring practice for
> Menu / menubar.
>
> Thanks & Regards,
> Mohith B. P.
>
> On 6/29/18, Sarah Ferguson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > Thanks everyone
> >
> > On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 8:10 PM Robert Fentress < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi, Sarah.
> >>
> >> See the thread I started about the issue I encountered that I think is
> >> the
> >> same as yours here:
> >> https://webaim.org/discussion/mail_thread?thread=8748
> >>
> >> Best,
> >> Rob
> >>
> >>
> >> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 8:01 PM Robert Fentress < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >>
> >> > The issue may be the result of the menu trigger being a sibling of its
> >> > menu. See if wrapping the menu or trigger in a div takes care of it.
> >> > I
> >> > struggled with what I'm guessing is the same issue for a long time
> >> > before
> >> > hitting upon this solution.
> >> >
> >> > On Thu, Jun 28, 2018, 4:39 PM Sarah Ferguson < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> >> > wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Thanks, everyone. Here are some more details:
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> - VO on Mac, ios has a new set of issues that we are DEFINITELY
> >> >> going
> >> >> to
> >> >> fix.
> >> >> - CTRL+opt+space
> >> >> - The action doesn't redraw the page per se, but it's a web page
> >> >> left
> >> >> navigation, so expanding the menu gives you more links you
> >> >> otherwise
> >> >> won't
> >> >> know about.
> >> >> - Example (pages 3 and 4 have submenus in this example):
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> [menu collapsed]
> >> >> Page 1
> >> >> Page 2
> >> >> Page 3 +
> >> >> Page 4
> >> >> Page 5 +
> >> >>
> >> >> [submenu opened for page 3]
> >> >> Page 1
> >> >> Page 2
> >> >> Page 3 -
> >> >> Page 3a
> >> >> Page 3b
> >> >> Page 3c
> >> >> Page 4
> >> >> Page 5 +
> >> >>
> >> >> Using VO, when you reach the page 3 submenu, you can expand it with
> >> >> the
> >> >> return/enter key. Voiceover will open the submenu and the next item
> >> >> read
> >> >> is
> >> >> Page 3a. and so forth.
> >> >>
> >> >> If you expand using CTRL+opt+space, the submenu expands, but the next
> >> item
> >> >> read is Page 4. I think this is a problem.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> Sarah Ferguson
> >> >> Web Accessibility Specialist
> >> >> Department of Digital Communications
> >> >> Brandeis University
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> On Thu, Jun 28, 2018 at 4:18 PM glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> >> >> wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> > Some clarifications.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > VO on a Mac? (Not iOS?)
> >> >> >
> >> >> > You say "Enter" key but that's also possible with a bluetooth
> >> >> > keyboard
> >> >> with
> >> >> > iOS so was just clarifying.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > And by "VO Button" (instead of Enter), do you mean the key
> >> combination,
> >> >> > such as control+option+command+spacebar, or some such combination?
> >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> >
> >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >>
> >> >
> >> > >> > >> > >> > >>
> > --
> > Sarah Ferguson
> > Web Accessibility Specialist
> > Office of Digital Communications
> > Brandeis University *|* 781.736.4259
> > *Web Accessibility Help Desk < <EMAIL REMOVED> >*
> > *Web Accessibility at Brandeis <
> http://www.brandeis.edu/web-accessibility>;*
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >