Stuck in drop down menu with screen reader

Hi Gregory,

That is an excellent point! When using a screen reader, learners use a combination of browse and focus modes.

Browse Mode: Used for reading. Learners use this (via down and up arrows) to navigate through all text and interactive objects on the slide.

Focus Mode: Used for user input. Learners use this (via Tab and Shift + Tab) to jump from one interactive object to another. This skips text and images.

To take advantage of these modes, here's the suggested keyboard workflow you and your learners can use:

1. The down arrow should be used until the drop-down is reached (this is browse mode)
2. Then use Enter or Spacebar to activate the selection (places screen reader in focus mode)
3. Arrow up/down to hear selections
4. Then Enter or Spacebar to select
5. To get out of the drop-down, Insert + Spacebar (places screen reader back in browse mode) is the official keyboard shortcut; ESC can also work.
6. Use the down arrow to navigate to the next textbox and hear the description for the next drop-down.

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Let me know if that helps; I'll be more than happy to assist further as needed!