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From: Graham Armfield
Date: May 29, 2023 3:02AM

If you're certain your code is correct then one approach would be to look
at the bug lists for the relevant screen reader, and raise a new one if you
can't find it.

Sometimes bugs turn out to be actually with the browser, but at least you
might find out more.

Regards
Graham Armfield

Coolfields Consulting

On Mon, 29 May 2023, 7:37 am Sumit Patel, < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hai all,
>
> I would like to know the thoughts on how everyone approaches screen
> reader bugs which causes accessibility issues .
>
> Here screen reader bugs means I refer, -
> though we have added recommended or apppropriate ARIA/HTML code , some
> of the screen readers don't identify it.
> For example, Talkback does not support ARIA/HTML required attribute,
> group label which added using either fieldset and legend tags or
> "group" role etc .
> Not just Talkback, with most of the screen readers , I have seen this
> issue. It may work with most of the screen readers except 1 or 2
> readers.
>
> I am not talking about a scenario where wehavn't added appropriate
> code and screen reader does not render it as expected.
>
> Talking about screen reader does not render it as expected even after
> adding appropriate code , maybe by refering aria techniques or or any
> other documents
>
> Here, what should be our approach ?
> Even I have experienced scenarios where the code was working fine
> initially . but, stopped working after a screen reader update .
>
>
> Do we need to ignore this issue as it just happens in only 1 or 2
> screen readers and by thinking that it may get fixed in future after
> some updates of thos readers
> or
> need to think of other alternatives which works well with all the
> screen readers?
>
> Regards,
> Sumit.
> > > > >