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Re: Cannot activate links with Keyboard

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Sep 5, 2018 2:57PM


> I cannot activate them with the Enter key on the keyboard (Please ignore the other issues we are working on).

I would ask if a screen reader is running or not when this behavior occurs. Some screen readers send a click when enter is pressed in virtual cursor mode (some have settings to change this behavior). It should work correctly when enter is sent or via the click event to support a wide range of users.

Jonathan

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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Joseph Sherman
Sent: Wednesday, September 5, 2018 9:51 AM
To: 'WebAIM Discussion List' < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: [WebAIM] Cannot activate links with Keyboard

Hi all. We have a new page going up (https://slu.cuny.edu/) and while I can TAB to the top of page and main menu items ("Prospective Students, Current Students; About, etc.), I cannot activate them with the Enter key on the keyboard (Please ignore the other issues we are working on). I assume it has something to do with the javascript event listener Keydown event, but I'm not sure what the issue is or how to fix it.

Any suggestions appreciated. Thanks.


Joseph