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The Truth about Ajax and Accessibility




UIE Virtual Seminar
June 9, 2011

with Derek Featherstone (@feather)
“JavaScript doesn’t work with screen readers”


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          F A
FA
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                   E
“People with disabilities turn JavaScript o ”
What is the truth?
We’ve created code that follows “best practice”
JAWS didn’t
  get it.
Nothing.
We’ve seen code that was
de nitely NOT “best practice”
// Custom App that uses
// document.write for everything.
// EVERYTHING.

document.write(lastNameInput);
document.write(firstNameInput);
JAWS
understood
  almost
everything
          .
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The Truth about Ajax and Accessibility




UIE Virtual Seminar
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with Derek Featherstone (@feather)

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