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From: Travis Roth
Date: Jun 9, 2006 9:50AM

Hi,

Are there any DHTML methods for creating an accessible tooltip that even a
screen reader can read?

By tooltip, I am referring to where extra help text is displayed on the
screen when a link has focus.

If no, would it be an acceptable approach to update the web browser's status
bar with the tooltip content so that a screen reader user could read it
easily by using the screen reader's Say status line command?

Travis Roth
Production Manager
TecAccess, LLC
(804) 749-8646 (office)
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www.TecAccess.net
Experts in Section 508 Compliance & Accessibility

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