JAWS, Window-Eyes and Character References

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Steve Faulkner

In JAWS, Window-Eyes and Character References Jason Kiss provides a detailed study of how the major Windows screen readers announce (or don’t) character references.

About Steve Faulkner

Steven is the Senior Web Accessibility Consultant and Technical Director, TPG Europe. He joined The Paciello Group in 2006 and was previously a Senior Web Accessibility Consultant at vision australia. He is the creator and lead developer of the Web Accessibility Toolbar accessibility testing tool. Steve is a member of several groups, including the W3C HTML Working Group and the W3C Protocols and Formats Working Group. He is an editor of several specifications at the W3C including HTML 5.1, Using WAI-ARIA in HTML and HTML5: Techniques for providing useful text alternatives. He also develops and maintains www.HTML5accessibility.com
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One Response to JAWS, Window-Eyes and Character References

  1. Phil says:
    March 28, 2008 at 12:48 pm

    Thanks for the find. Very useful.