Questions tagged [jaws-screen-reader]
JAWS is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows.
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Labels in tiles for this module not reading in correct sequence on down key arrow press
The below code contains multiple div so jaws read div by div correctly, but I want to make jaws to focus and read in different way.
<div class="row paddingBottom2Pcnt">
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Jaws Is reading partial data on insert + down key press
Table contains 2 thread JAWS read only 1st thread and body it won't read next thread it direcly skip that part, how to resolve this . when i use insert+down arrow key it should read all data one by ...
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Prevent jaws from reading "password" twice in password-type input fields
I have a password field that is reading out "password : password" by JAWS screen reader. I want to change that so it only reads out "password" once. I tried various things such as ...
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In JAWS and chrome placeholder contains city,state,country but in Jaws it is reading as city\state\country
Here is my code for that
can anyone please help me on this
<div class="location has-feedback ph-a11y-location" data-ph-at-id="location" data-ph-id="ph-default-1648705629687-ph-event-search-...
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How to make screen readers read the current page content instead of reading out everything?
The screen reader reads everything from top to bottom. I have a flex navigation bar and want the screen reader to only read the selected page and avoid rest of the navigation bar content.
I want the ...
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How do you get JAWs to stop reading keystrokes?
I'm trying to add aria-labels to a webpage I'm making. I have an app listening for when a KeyCode is sent when you plug in headphones into an Audio Nav keyboard to traverse the webpage. I currently ...
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Using mat-date-range-input but the JAWS reader first reads the end date with JAWS-e (next edit box)
I have a component with a mat-date-range-input.
My client uses the JAWS reader and uses JAWS-e (next edit box) to navigate.
When they do this JAWS first reads the 'end date' of the mat-date-range-...
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expanded and collapsed not read in jaws+chrome for a accordian button but working fine in nvda+firefox
<div class="ph-accordian-section ph-section-control" role="listitem">
<button aria-label="" aria-expanded="false" key-aria-label="accFaq1AriaLabelText"
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Are column headers essential in an accessible role="grid" setup?
goal: accessibility
target screen readers: JAWS and NVDA
I am adding role="grid" to a list of items. Each row in the grid contains some grid cells representing the item name, description, ...
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Why do NVDA and JAWS intercept Enter key on checkboxes (to toggle them, instead of submitting form)?
I'm used to pressing Enter inside any form control (except <textarea>) to submit the form. This even works on checkboxes.
When running NVDA or JAWS though, they both intercept Enter when ...
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JAWS is not identifying buttons or reading button text
I am using buttons in my application , but on pressing b or insert b, JAWS is not identifying the buttons and saying "no buttons were found".
When I manually tabover to the button, button ...
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JAWS 2022 does not read chrome web page upon launch
I am using JAWS 2022 to check accessibility of web pages on chrome. Once I launch the JAWS 2022 software , I am able to read webpages on IE but for some reason JAWS is not reading out chrome web page ...
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JAWS does not read labels for multiple comboboxes
I have some code with 3 comboboxes in a row.
<div>
<div>
<label for="contactType">
<span aria-hidden="true" class="required">*</span>
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JAWS aria-expanded not being announced
I am trying to make the collapsed state both accessible in NVDA and JAWS but it seems its not working properly in JAWS. Any idea how to fix this?
I provided the images for the code and the link list ...
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How to avoid screen reader reading label change while focusing the element?
When the user focus the element using tab, screen reader should read the aria-label or aria-describedby content. If user triggers any action from the same element then the content for aria-describedby ...
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