Radio Button alt text not read by Screen Readers

May 08, 2019

I've built a Likert-style survey in SL3. In it are several statements, each followed by seven radio buttons, "Strongly Disagree" to "Strongly Agree". In "Tab Order", I've assigned the appropriate alt text to each button so that screen reader users will know which button goes with which reaction. However, in testing, I've found that neither JAWS, NVDA nor VoiceOver will read the alt text. (They only say "Radio Button: Radio" or "Radio Button 2" for each of the seven buttons.) Is there a known workaround for this?

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Ren Gomez
Staff

almost 5 years ago05/08/19 at 5:24 pm (UTC)

Hi Michael,

Sorry you’ve hit this roadblock! The first thing that popped into my head was the button states. And sure enough, I found this excellent discussion on how the alt text in the tab order will not adjust the button's Normal state text.

Try editing the Normal state and see if it helps!

almost 5 years ago05/08/19 at 6:20 pm (UTC)

Ren:

Thanks so much - I appreciate it!

All the best,

Michael Christie

Educational Technologist / MultiMedia Specialist
eLearning Design and Innovation Group
Smeal College of Business
Penn State University
382A Business Building
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 867-4783

Ashley Terwilliger-Pollard
Staff

almost 5 years ago05/08/19 at 7:05 pm (UTC)

Hi Michael,

Just an FYI, I noticed that your email signature came through when you replied via email. You can remove that if you would like by clicking Edit beneath your response. Here’s a quick Peek video if you need help.

Radio Button alt text not read by Screen Readers

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