Hi Lisa: This is a very common problem encountered by screen reader users, if the form is not coded with the proper HTML labeling techniques.
What I usually do when I come across these issues with any web site that I find difficult or cumbersome to use: Find the link to send feedback or contact the webmaster. I then pen a polite message, explaining to the webmaster that I am a blind user, accessing their site using a screen reader. I describe the problem(s) that I encountered on their site and suggest possible ways to eliminate the problem for future screen reader users. I also include a link to the w3c.org site, which is a fantastic resource for web developers who want to ensure that their sites are accessible. I also offer any assistance that I can provide in testing the changes that they might make to improve the situation. Most of the time, I get no response, but on rare occasions, I do get a reply, stating that they never considered that a blind person would be accessing their site and that they will make every effort to make the suggested changes. Those messages make me feel good. In any case, I believe that the more of us who take the time to let web site owners know that screen reader users are using their sites, the more likely the chance that they will take accessibility and usability into consideration when making changes to their site. John ----- Original Message ----- From: Lisa To: jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, May 21, 2007 9:07 AM Subject: [JAWS-Users] forms mode question Hello everyone, I was on the bmg music web site, and I wanted to fill out the form to join the club. I went into forms mode so that I could type the information into the edit boxes. For example where I needed to type in my first name jaws just says edit. I tabbed through all of the edit boxes and it just says edit. I went out of forms mode and looked around on the page, and then jaws would read first name, last name, mailing address etc. It is very frustrating to have to go in and out of forms mode just to get something filled out. Is there any way to get jaws to read this information while I'm in forms mode? I hope I have explained this well enough, so you all will understand what I'm trying too do. I am running jaws 6.0, and I have windows XP home. Any help with this would be greatly appreciated! Take care, Lisa --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Visit the JAWS Users List home page at: http://www.jaws-users.com Address for the list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/jaws-users-list%40googlegroups.com/ To post to this group, send email to jaws-users-list@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Use the following form in order to contact the management team http://www.jaws-users.com/managers.php -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
