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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Aug 1, 2025 2:05PM

Hello David,
Specifically with JAWS, make sure this option is not accidently turned off:
Screen track virtual cursor:
"This option controls whether or not JAWS causes the screen to track the
virtual cursor.
When JAWS does this, sighted users can more easily tell where you are on
the Web page. Since Web pages do not have a cursor, like Microsoft Word
does, this tracking feature works to keep the content you are viewing on
screen. The default setting is on" (From JAWS Help).
Now given the myriad ways dynamic content gets coded, it is also likely
the option does not work as expected in certain situations.
- Just my thought.

Sailesh Panchang

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Deque Systems Inc | - Accessibility for Good | www.deque.com














On Fri, Aug 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM David Farough via WebAIM-Forum <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> NON CLASSIFIÉ / UNCLASSIFIED
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> I am wondering if there is a good way to insure that content can be
> scrollable using the keyboard.
>
> I like to be able to see the content as it is being read by my
> screenreader.
>
> In our learning application, I often see content that is scrollable. When
> I get Jaws to read the content using the SayAll functionality all works
> well and I can see the content as Jaws is reading it.
> When the focus gets to the end of the scrollable area I no longer can see
> the content as Jaws is reading it. The only way I can scroll the content
> is to use my mouse scroll wheel.
>
> I have tried scrolling the page using Control + downarrow with no luck.
>
> Is there a technique that can be used that will provide this functionality
> to keyboard and Access technology users?
> I would like to be able to recommend something that would solve this issue
> to the content provider.
>
> David Farough
> Application Accessibility Coordinator
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
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