[Accessibility_sig] [Fwd: Accessibility question]

[Brian Walker]

Screen readers do not disable JavaScript, and they do not just read the
page source. It is much more complex than that. 

For good information on screen readers and JavaScript, refer to:

http://www.webaim.org/techniques/javascript/

Regards,


Brian J. Walker
Technology Analyst
ASSIST with Windows
Iowa Department for the Blind
524 4th Street
Des Moines, Iowa  50309
(515) 281-1391
walker.brian at blind.state.ia.us
http://www.blind.state.ia.us/assist

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-----Original Message-----
From: accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org
[mailto:accessibility_sig-bounces at knowbility.org] On Behalf Of Teenya
Franklin
Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 12:47 PM
To: accessibility_sig at knowbility.org
Subject: [Accessibility_sig] [Fwd: Accessibility question]

Can someone please answer this for me?

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Accessibility question
Date: 	Mon, 16 Oct 2006 12:37:40 -0500
From: 	<Dodie_Stillman at Dell.com>
To: 	<teenya at knowbility.org>, <cdsturde at ev1.net>
CC: 	<Chip_Sturdevant at Dell.com>



Teenya and Desiree,
Can you tell me if this is a true statement...
 
All screen readers have javascript disabled, because they basically read

the HTML source.
 
And if that is true, can you adjust screen readers to actually get 
anything from a javascript application on a web page??
If so, what is your opinion, do most folks have this adjustment made to 
their readers...
 
(Desiree, this is more to you...)
This is all related to Dell.com at the moment, if someone with a screen 
reader was going to try to purchase a computer from Dell.com and 
someplace thru the purchase process they ran into a javascript 
application would they be just stuck, or would they be able to complete 
the purchase??
 
Let me know...
thanks so much for you help and insight on this!!
D-
 

Dodie Stillman
Global eCommerce
Content Ops - Relationship
512.72*3.7603*
 

 

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