[Athen] site works with NVDA/Chrome, JAWS/IE, but not NVDA/Firefox

[Dan Comden]

Rather than "screenreader accessible" can we shoot for "accessible" instead?

We have run into many instances where a screenreader can operate where a
sighted keyboard user cannot.

Happy Friday :)

-*- Dan

On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 9:30 AM, Howard Kramer <hkramer at ahead.org> wrote:


> Thanks Peter.

>

> -Howard

>

> On Thu, Feb 2, 2017 at 7:49 PM, Bossley, Peter A. <bossley.5 at osu.edu>

> wrote:

>

>> It is worth noting that Firefox + NVDA is our default testing combination

>> because it brings you closest to modern web standards + modern screen

>> reader without some of the guessing and extra excuse making that the

>> commercial offerings sometimes insert into the process.

>>

>> If the site doesn’t work in FF + NVDA there are bound to be other issues.

>>

>> Without seeing the code it will be hard to guess what the issues are but

>> I’ll tell you that service now has some serious challenges in this arena,

>> and any views that are generated with their frameworks are probably going

>> to be troublesome on one level or another for screen reader reliant users.

>>

>>

>>

>>

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>> *From:* athen-list [mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman13.u.washington.edu]

>> *On Behalf Of *Howard Kramer

>> *Sent:* Thursday, February 2, 2017 5:02 PM

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>> *Subject:* [Athen] site works with NVDA/Chrome, JAWS/IE, but not

>> NVDA/Firefox

>>

>>

>>

>> Just wanted to get other folks' opinion on this. I've been helping to

>> evaluate a prototype application here on our campus - time/payroll type

>> tool. Surprisingly I've found the the interface is pretty accessible with

>> NVDA/Chrome and JAWS/Firefox but not accessible with NVDA/Firefox. The

>> developer said he tested his design with ChromeVox so that helps explain

>> the accessibility with Chrome.

>>

>>

>>

>> Two questions: at what point do you say an application or website is

>> screenreader accessible - does it have to work with every AT/browser combo

>> or if it seems to work with most, is that okay. Second, any ideas on why

>> the NVDA/FF environment does not work? BTW - this application was developed

>> under the ServiceNow platform.

>>

>>

>>

>> Thanks,

>>

>> Howard

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-*- Dan Comden                       danc at uw.edu <danc at washington.edu>
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