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From: glen walker
Date: Oct 7, 2022 1:03PM

Alan, I suspect the search results *are* read as part of the "say all" mode
but it would be buried by all the other elements that are read and could be
easily missed. Even if the search results are near the top of the page, if
you have a lengthy main menu or header information, there could be a lot of
stuff read before it gets to the search results.

On Fri, Oct 7, 2022 at 9:26 AM Alan Zaitchik < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

>
> Maybe I missed something, but if, as you say, the number of results and
> processing time are displayed on the results page, and if the screen reader
> is, as you say, reading out the entire results page on load, why would it
> not read out the number of results and processing time as well, in exactly
> the correct order as the visual presentation, if you do nothing at all to
> change the default SR behavior? If the placement of the message concerning
> number of results is inconvenient for SR users (maybe at the bottom?) then
> it probably is inconvenient for visual users— can't you just move it up on
> the page for all users?
>
>