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From: Nancy Johnson
Date: Fri, Aug 13 2010 8:15AM
Subject: file upload and accessibility
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Just curious:
Do folks with screen readers and others who cannot use a mouse have
trouble reading file upload?
<input type="file"...
Thanks in advance
Nancy
From: Birkir Rúnar Gunnarsson
Date: Fri, Aug 13 2010 8:27AM
Subject: Re: file upload and accessibility
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Nancy
I have tested the standard file upload dialog box (such as the Browse
button under attachments in GMail when you are about to send a
message, in plain html setting).
With all the major screen readers for 'Windows as well as VoiceOver
and Orca, have not come across any problems.
It is a little bit confusing at first that most often the button to
attach the file has the label "open", since the dialog box is standard
I am not sure if it can be changed. A more action specific label would
be better "attach, upload what have you", but this is just something
that causes slight confusion the first time the dialog box is used.
Like I said, apart from that, I have used this dialog box for years
and never had a problem.
hth
-Birkir
On 8/13/10, Nancy Johnson < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Just curious:
>
> Do folks with screen readers and others who cannot use a mouse have
> trouble reading file upload?
>
> <input type="file"...
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Nancy
>
From: Priti Rohra
Date: Sun, Aug 15 2010 11:18PM
Subject: Re: file upload and accessibility
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Hi Nancy,
Using JAWS & IE, it reads fine on navigating through the form in Browse/Read
mode but in "Forms Mode" (used for interacting with forms in JAWS), label
for the button and the edit field is read out erratically. Try and access
the "Forms List" dialog box to get an exact picture of this. This is very
often the case but most users are used to such a behavior so they are
accustomed with the same.
Thanks & Regards,
Priti Rohra
Head Accessibility Testing
Net Systems Informatics (India) Pvt. Ltd. & BarrierBreak Technologies
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From: "Nancy Johnson" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
Sent: Friday, August 13, 2010 7:45 PM
Subject: [WebAIM] file upload and accessibility
> Just curious:
>
> Do folks with screen readers and others who cannot use a mouse have
> trouble reading file upload?
>
> <input type="file"...
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Nancy
>
From: Jeevan Reddy
Date: Sun, Aug 15 2010 11:48PM
Subject: Re: file upload and accessibility
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Hello! Nancy,
as for as if you use device independent handlers to that file e input type
is certainly accessible to screen readers.
you mentioned a simple example, with this we cann't predict the
accessibility for screen readers, can you describe the scenario involving
Scripts with that file input please.
2010/8/13 Birkir Rúnar Gunnarsson < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> Nancy
>
> I have tested the standard file upload dialog box (such as the Browse
> button under attachments in GMail when you are about to send a
> message, in plain html setting).
> With all the major screen readers for 'Windows as well as VoiceOver
> and Orca, have not come across any problems.
> It is a little bit confusing at first that most often the button to
> attach the file has the label "open", since the dialog box is standard
> I am not sure if it can be changed. A more action specific label would
> be better "attach, upload what have you", but this is just something
> that causes slight confusion the first time the dialog box is used.
> Like I said, apart from that, I have used this dialog box for years
> and never had a problem.
> hth
> -Birkir
>
> On 8/13/10, Nancy Johnson < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> > Just curious:
> >
> > Do folks with screen readers and others who cannot use a mouse have
> > trouble reading file upload?
> >
> > <input type="file"...
> >
> > Thanks in advance
> >
> > Nancy
> >
From: Nancy Johnson
Date: Tue, Aug 17 2010 7:21AM
Subject: Re: file upload and accessibility
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Thanks for all your input. I'm glad to know that they are fairly
accessible, although there is a bit of confusion with the label-for
tag.
From the visual perspective these are difficult to style as well
Nancy
On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 1:48 AM, Jeevan Reddy
< = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Hello! Nancy,
> as for as if you use device independent handlers to that file e input type
> is certainly accessible to screen readers.
> you mentioned a simple example, with this we cann't predict the
> accessibility for screen readers, can you describe the scenario involving
> Scripts with that file input please.
>
> 2010/8/13 Birkir Rúnar Gunnarsson < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
>
>> Nancy
>>
>> I have tested the standard file upload dialog box (such as the Browse
>> button under attachments in GMail when you are about to send a
>> message, in plain html setting).
>> With all the major screen readers for 'Windows as well as VoiceOver
>> and Orca, have not come across any problems.
>> It is a little bit confusing at first that most often the button to
>> attach the file has the label "open", since the dialog box is standard
>> I am not sure if it can be changed. A more action specific label would
>> be better "attach, upload what have you", but this is just something
>> that causes slight confusion the first time the dialog box is used.
>> Like I said, apart from that, I have used this dialog box for years
>> and never had a problem.
>> hth
>> -Birkir
>>
>> On 8/13/10, Nancy Johnson < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>> > Just curious:
>> >
>> > Do folks with screen readers and others who cannot use a mouse have
>> > trouble reading file upload?
>> >
>> > <input type="file"...
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance
>> >
>> > Nancy
>> >