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Re: Hiding text, but still use it for

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From: Mohith BP
Date: Oct 16, 2018 4:50AM

HI JP,

I too suggest aria-describedby. aria-describedby text is read while
users use quick navigation in JAWS also.


Thanks & Regards,
Mohith B. P.

On 10/15/18, Isabel Holdsworth < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> If you were to move the message to before the Submit button in the
> DOM, but use CSS to position it to wherever the designer wants it to
> be, then use aria-describedby to link the two together, then if you're
> using the screenreader's cursor you'll encounter the message before
> the button and it won't be spoken twice because aria-describedby is
> only spoken on focus. Then everybody is happy.
>
> On 13/10/2018, Jonathan C. Cohn < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> This sounds like a JAWS bugged to me. With IE JAWS had to do most of the
>> work while in Firefox, the browser is deciding what to display.
>>
>>
>> Best wishes,
>>
>> Jonathan Cohn
>>
>>> On Oct 12, 2018, at 1:54 PM, JP Jamous < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>>
>>> I will give it a try. Thank you Birkir.
>>>
>>>
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