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From: David Engebretson Jr
Date: Oct 11, 2018 12:48PM

Hi Jonathan,

Any chance you could share your scripts that remove application mode?

The SiteImprove Academy uses litmos and they've wrapped a frame in
application mode that makes it very difficult to navigate.

Appreciate your help,
David

-----Original Message-----
From: Jonathan Avila
Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2018 8:38 AM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Where Does The Idea Screen Reader Users Use Tab for
Main Navigation Come From?

I agree with the views expressed against application mode -- I've not only
seen web apps force screen reader users into application mode but also then
put labels, groups, and grid cells into the focus order -- forcing the user
to navigate through everything without any option for quick navigation past
these elements. The organizations claim the product is Section 508
conformant. I've actually written JAWS scripts to remove the role
application from the page at run time through the document loaded event to
allow the user to use browse mode/virtual cursor mode.

On a related note the same application would only assign an accessible name
to input fields on focus -- so once in virtual cursor mode when you
navigated to an input or checkbox it had no accessible name until it was
actually focused -- since JAWS doesn't focus elements in the VC mode unless
you tab to them the control appeared as having no accessible name.

Jonathan

Jonathan Avila
Chief Accessibility Officer
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