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RiaFernandez's avatar
RiaFernandez
Community Member
8 years ago

Screen Reader Accessibility for Button States

Hi there, I'm having some trouble implementing accessibility for my Pick Many activities. Screen readers do not seem to recognize the difference between a Normal state and a Selected state of a bu...
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AshleyT-Pollard's avatar
AshleyT-Pollard
Staff
7 years ago

Hi Birgit,

I've read this a few times, and I wanted to confirm exactly what you're expecting. It sounds like you'd want JAWS to read:

CC On CHECKED: CC on button radio button checked

CC Off UNCHECKED:  CC off button radio button not checked

Is that correct? That the CC off button isn't recognized as the right name of the button?

  • BirgitMuehlenha's avatar
    BirgitMuehlenha
    Community Member
    7 years ago

    Hi Ashley,

    Yes, I would expect that whether or not the radio button is checked, that JAWS would announce the alt-text of the button (CC On button or CC Off button).  So when the CC Off button is UNCHECKED, it's correct name is not recognized (it's recognized as "Radio button 2").

    Does that make sense?

    Thanks!

    Birgit

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