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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: May 29, 2019 9:14AM

Basd on testing I did some years ago, Jaws takes its accessible name
from the <title> element inside the iframe, while NVDA takes its
accessible name from the title attribute of the <iframe> element.
What happens if you put role="presentation" on the <iframe> and also
remove the <title> attribute from inside it?


On 5/29/19, Isabel Holdsworth < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi Birkir,
>
> Great suggestion. I tried this one myself a while back but it didn't
> work. The iframe was still exposed to JAWS, possibly due to security
> considerations.
>
> Thanks, Isabel
>
> On 29/05/2019, Birkir R. Gunnarsson < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>> You could put role="presentation" on the <iframe> element (to
>> basically hide it from the user). If the user is not supposed to
>> perceive the iframe as a section of content that is separate from the
>> page this is probably the best strategy. You should remove the title
>> attribute from the <iframe> element if you do this, probably also the
>> <title> element as well. The heading is good enough if the user is not
>> supposed to perceive the iframe as a separate section.
>>
>>
>>
>> On 5/29/19, Isabel Holdsworth < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> We're required to deliver some of our content within an iframe - this
>>> is unfortunately not negotiable.
>>>
>>> The iframe has a title attribute, and its document has a <title> tag
>>> and an h1 heading that all have the same (sometimes long) text, and
>>> it's very laborious for screenreader users to keep listening to.
>>> Younger users also find it very confusing.
>>>
>>> If the iframe didn't have a title attribute, or if its document didn't
>>> have a <title> attribute, would it fail WCAG? The content delivered
>>> inside the iframe is never displayed as a stand-alone page.
>>>
>>> Thanks as always, Isabel
>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Work hard. Have fun. Make history.
>> >> >> >> >>
> > > > >


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