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Re: [EXTERNAL]Where Does The Idea Screen Reader Users Use Tab for Main Navigation Come From?

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From: Julie Romanowski
Date: Oct 11, 2018 10:27AM

I would be great if NVDA could share the usage data being collected. I would definitely be interested in their findings.

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Brandon Keith Biggs
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: [WebAIM] Where Does The Idea Screen Reader Users Use Tab for Main Navigation Come From?

Hello,

There was a talk on charts and graphs that showed the tester only using the
tab key to move through the chart:

*https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayl2ue9vIFc&list=PLn7dsvRdQEfEnBxpVztmJ8KCKNJ_P-hR6
<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ayl2ue9vIFc&list=PLn7dsvRdQEfEnBxpVztmJ8KCKNJ_P-hR6>*

I hope that up and down arrow keys would work in this case!



Yes, second on the custom rolled interfaces. There is a place in
non-semantic interfaces for limiting a screen reader to edit mode, but it's
hard to justify.



In Google docs, the only way to navigate through tables is with the tab key.



Developers try so hard to make sure all these elements are accessible with
the tab key, but frankly it doesn't lead to a good UX. For example, I would
love to be able to press tab on an interface and have it switch tabs
without making me go through all the links on the page. But rather than
focusing on improving the UX of the whole keyboard, developers try and use
a single key to do all navigation.



NVDA just told everyone they collect usage data when they use NVDA, I would
love to see if they have numbers on how much tab is used vs other keys.

Thanks,


Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;