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Screen readers and layers
I am working on a project that we are testing for accessibility using NVDA and JAWS. A lot of the information we are providing is using buttons that reveal layers.
The problem we are having is t...
Hi Diane, the screen reader should still be able to access layer content even if it is not a dialogue box or the user can't interact with the base layer.
Can you confirm that you have the layer contents in the correct order in the focus order or the slide. For example, if you have a button that is selected that reveals the layer, is the layer contents directly after the button that is selected?
Also, I have found animating text in on a layer can be problematic, and so if you are fading text in or introducing the text later on in the timeline of a layer, try removing any animation and have the content at the start of the timeline.
Let me know.