[Athen] NVDA, JAWS, and tables

[Robert Spangler]

No, the screen reader does not know if it's a table if it's not marked up
correctly, so it will just read it across by line.


On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 7:04 PM Khoa Pham <kpham at swccd.edu> wrote:


> Hi everyone,

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> Recently when I’ve used NVDA or JAWS to test a page, either on Canvas or

> OU Campus, I notice it does not detect or announce that I’m currently

> focusing on a table’s contents. The table does not have the proper html

> mark-up such as <th> or caption. If it does then the screen reader

> recognizes the table and announces it. I’ve created my own table with no

> mark-up in both platform and came out with the same result.

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> Correct me if I’m wrong, but aren’t screen readers supposed to announce

> when you’re in table regardless if they are marked up with a table heard or

> not? I’ve made sure all my screen readers are up to date already. Thank you

> in advance for your input.

>

>

>

> *Khoa Pham*

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