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Re: Verdict on TITLE attributes for screen readers (WAS

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From: julian.rickards@ndm.gov.on.ca
Date: Sep 21, 2004 12:14PM

It is my understanding, supported by a comment I heard at TOevolt.org on
Saturday, that title text is off by default and that verbosity in JAWS must
be enabled to hear title text.

Why? That is a question for Freedom Scientific.

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Julian Rickards
A/Digital Publications Distribution Coordinator
Publication Services Section,
Ministry of Northern Development and Mines,
Vox: 705-670-5608 / Fax: 705-670-5960


Are title attributes a viable/valid way to uniquely ID multiple links on a
web page for access via screen readers? Do screen readers read TITLE
attributes by default? If they do, what type of user turns this option off
and why?