Brent.
If that this the case, than how does the page recognize a sighted person 
scrolls down the page? Maybe I'm just unaware of how most sighted people read 
Webpages with a mouse.

Chris

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> On Aug 18, 2015, at 10:24 PM, Brent Harding <br...@hostany.net> wrote:
> 
> I thought I remember that Paypal Credit/BillMeLater has an agreement like 
> this. It seems to be very hit and miss to get it to become available. I think 
> it has to do with the fact that JFW, or most screen readers I know of, don't 
> scroll things like sighted people do. Since there is a virtual buffer and no 
> real cursor on a website, we are going through the motions to go through 
> something like this, but it likely won't register.
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve" <pipeguy...@gmail.com>
> To: <jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 8:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [JAWS-Users] Problem completing a privacy agreement screen on 
> aHRportal commonly used in job applications
> 
> 
>> I think there is a checkbox you have to check before the buttons are 
>> available.
>> 
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Christopher Sabine, ONH Consulting
>> To: jaws-users-list@jaws-users.com
>> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2015 9:04 PM
>> Subject: [JAWS-Users] Problem completing a privacy agreement screen on a 
>> HRportal commonly used in job applications
>> 
>> 
>> Hello all.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I realize I rarely post on the JAWS users list, but I'm helping a family
>> member apply for online jobs and have run into an issue with one of the big
>> online candidate profile sites that I think could be JAWS related. The issue
>> is with People Answers.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> People Answers (http://www.peopleanswers.com) is a Website that companies
>> use to host online assessments and questionnaires for job candidates. When I
>> log in to the site to begin a job assessment from an employer using this
>> portal, I'm forwarded to a page asking me to scroll through an agreement and
>> click "I Agree" to except it. When I scroll through the agreement, JAWS
>> reads, "I Agree button unavailable" and "I do not agree unavailable." The
>> sighted person I'm working with says the button is grayed out, and she can't
>> click on "I Agree."
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I've scrolled through the entire agreement at least three times this evening
>> using Internet Explorer; I also tried this page under Mozilla Firefox with
>> the same result. I've had similar issues with this portal in the past. So
>> far, I've only gotten this button to populate correctly twice, and both
>> times it's taken me an hour to scroll through the information on the
>> agreement multiple times.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The agreement itself consists of two sections: a privacy statement and terms
>> of use. Both have separate links to allow you to open and print the privacy
>> statement and terms of service, then close the page to return to the
>> application. I've had to open and close the page multiple times to get the
>> "I agree" buttons to populate correctly. This evening, I was unable to do so
>> at all after scrolling to the bottom of the page at least three times under
>> Internet Explorer 11 and once under Mozilla Firefox 40. I'm using JAWS 16,
>> build 4350 with a 64-bit PC running Windows 10.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> I'd like to know if anyone is familiar with this online job portal and has
>> any solutions to this.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Chris.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
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