Fun Facts About Keyboarding
taught by: Leslie Schulz
Session Summary
You know you should be testing for keyboarding navigation. But do you know how to? How do you navigate? What should you be checking?
Description
What do you use for testing the keyboard? Tab key? Arrow keys? Shortcut keys? And when do you use them? What are the differences between checkbox and radio button navigation? Which elements should receive focus? Should you ever use tabindex to set focus? What should you be checking? Focus Indicator? Focus Order? What can you do in your code to make navigation easier for assistive technology? If these are questions you ask yourself, come learn more.
In this “fun facts” seminar we will touch on keyboard only, keyboard with screen reader, and voice command keyboarding with Dragon. This is not a deep dive into any of these technologies, but we definitely will get you started in testing them!
Practical Skills
- Ability to choose correct navigation techniques based on keyboard only, screen reader, or Dragon.
- Awareness of guidelines for managing focus and focus indicator.
- Recognition of expected keyboard interactions for form elements.