screen-readers Questions
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Is there a standard way to make screen readers spell out numbers?
I am currently using NVDA and Firefox and have the following telephone number
<p>01234 567890</p>
This is read as
...
Demount asked 17/2, 2014 at 15:24
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This warning keeps popping in the terminal of Visual Code app
Warning: PowerShell detected that you might be using a screen reader and has
disabled PSReadLine for compatibility purposes.
If you w...
Tautomer asked 22/3, 2021 at 14:53
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Is it possible to make a screen reader reread the select element if the contents of the aria-label changes?
I've made a simple snippet, I know I'm not following most aria conventions, to show what...
Weatherford asked 2/2, 2018 at 16:29
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I need that the Screen Readers like VoiceOver don't recognize (or don't "read") this <View>.
For example, let us suppose that we have a simple App with this template code: <View><T...
Millard asked 5/2, 2016 at 18:1
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I learned that the <abbr> tag is supposed to be interpreted by screen readers in a way that its title attribute would replace its content when read by a screen reader. However, when I try tha...
Serene asked 19/8, 2017 at 21:10
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What does VS Code do with my answer to "Are you using a screen reader to operate VS Code?"
VS Code just asked me "Are you using a screen reader to operate VS Code?" but it gave me no clue about what it would do based on my answers, and I am left to guess.
I don't use a screen r...
Playlet asked 14/3, 2023 at 19:16
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Why I did a accessibility analysis on flutter app getting message as follows:
This item may not have a label readable by screen readers.
My widget has this code:
Semantics(
label: 'Login page.'...
Drill asked 30/4, 2021 at 11:52
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When a web page is loaded, screen readers (like the one that comes with OS X, or JAWS on Windows) will read the content of the whole page. But say your page is dynamic, and as users performing an a...
Bonus asked 8/9, 2010 at 17:54
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Will an empty string be ignored by screen readers or should i avoid adding them to the element if the string is empty?
For reference, this is a usecase in react where you want to default to an emp...
Pretension asked 23/9, 2019 at 8:13
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When using HTML5 attributes to mark up a form with required fields, JAWS 14 in Firefox (and possible others) announces empty fields as "invalid entry" the first time the user focuses on them (i.e. ...
Skuld asked 4/12, 2013 at 21:22
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In HTML, I want to show a <label> placed with my textbox to show only for screen readers or voice browsers. what are the ways to achieve that with respect to WAG-ARIA guidelines and I would a...
Kudva asked 25/11, 2012 at 14:25
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I found 2 ways of marking a zone with aria- attributes.
First one:
<div class="main" role="main" aria-label="Search results">
<a href="">Blah-blah</a>
Second one:
<div cl...
Talented asked 27/10, 2013 at 10:11
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Screenreaders will read whatever string is set to the "alt" attribute. The use of this attribute is specifically for image tags.
If I have a div like so:
<div id=myCoolDiv tabindex="0"> 2 &...
Shamrao asked 14/7, 2016 at 17:0
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Android 9 has introduced accessibilityHeading tag, which can be used by talkback to announce the Headings.
https://developer.android.com/about/versions/pie/android-9.0#a11y
Look for Heading-based...
Wabble asked 4/10, 2018 at 8:55
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I have an application that contains custom WPF Windows that are used to show a popup similar to the Win32 MessageBox.
As part of the requirements the application must be accessible through Screen ...
Larocca asked 19/8, 2014 at 12:35
3
By the sacred separation of contents and presentation, I assumed that CSS was ignored by screen readers. This naive assumption is false.
It appears that many ways of hiding contents from CSS, such...
Jonas asked 3/5, 2021 at 14:38
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I am trying to make the screen reader (NVDA) to read my currency value (US dollar) $47.49 as "47 Dollars 49 Cents", but the screen reader is reading my currency value as "Dollar 4749".
<div cla...
Jollify asked 14/6, 2016 at 12:53
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I'm building an HTML webpage that contains the following content:
In order to proceed, please enter this code: GJBQTCXU
"GJBQTCXU" is a code comprised of a string of letters; however, screen r...
Theological asked 4/5, 2016 at 21:21
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I have a WPF application, which needs to support accessibility. I have a TextBlock that under certain conditions has its Visibility set to Collapsed.
The Windows 7 narrator and also NVDA screen re...
Berm asked 20/2, 2012 at 23:43
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The goal is to display normal text in the browser tab while providing invisible alternative text that helps a screen-reader to have better pronunciation.
E.g., the acronym for geographic informati...
Blackmore asked 19/6, 2020 at 22:18
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How to set HTML 'lang' attribute dynamically in a web application?
I tried using jQuery as follows to insert the 'lang' attribute:
$(document).ready(function() {
$("html").attr("lang", lang...
Superannuated asked 3/2, 2016 at 21:4
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I'm using Windows Narrator and a version number like 2.3.96 is being reader as a date "2nd March, 1996". How do I handle version numbers for screen readers? I see some answers suggested using a lab...
Soto asked 9/4, 2020 at 9:40
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I'm Making a form with multiple inputs where I need to give lable of form element inside input itself and I'm using like this
An example
<form class="TTWForm">
<input type="email" name...
Unreliable asked 6/2, 2012 at 9:18
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I am using :before pseudo-elements bound to particular classes to add symbols in front of p tags, with CSS like this:
td > p.markerclass1:before {
position: absolute;
left: -1rem;
content: '...
Nictitate asked 18/10, 2017 at 16:46
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I am working on a mobile site which needs to be accessible with screen reader. I am testing it with Talk back on android device. Problem is Talk back announce "Double Tap to Activate" on each eleme...
Detinue asked 23/2, 2017 at 19:9
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