Access Matters

Quiz 5.2.8: Screen Reader Visibility Test #8

Here, we position material up above the browser window. Please try SR Test 8 on every screen reader and browser you have.

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Bob Easton Says:
April 26th, 2005 at 7:25 am
Jaws 5.0 with IE 6:
hidden text is spoken, not displayed
Bob Easton Says:
April 26th, 2005 at 11:52 am
IBM Home Page Reader 3.04 with embedded IE:
hidden text is spoken, not displayed.
Bob Easton Says:
April 28th, 2005 at 6:23 am
Fangs 0.82 with Firefox 1.0.3
Fangs displays the hidden words.
Firefox hides the hidden words.
Bob Easton Says:
April 28th, 2005 at 6:24 am
Opera 7.54 hides the hidden words.
Bob Easton Says:
April 28th, 2005 at 6:42 am
Opera 8.0 beta
speaks the hidden words
hides the hidden words
Bob Easton Says:
April 29th, 2005 at 7:56 am
WindowEyes 4.5
does not speak the hidden words
Bob Easton Says:
April 29th, 2005 at 8:01 am
Jaws 6.1 and IE 6
speaks the hidden words
Charles Belov Says:
April 29th, 2005 at 8:01 pm
Jaws 4.0 with IE 6.0
Virtual Cursor on - yes/no
Virtual Cursor off - no/no
Virtual Cursor on is default unless user has set their preferences to off.
Bob Easton Says:
April 30th, 2005 at 9:32 am
Connect Outloud 2.0 and IE 6
speaks the hidden words
does not display the hidden words
Roger Johansson Says:
May 8th, 2005 at 3:37 pm
VoiceOver and Safari 2.0: Speaks the hidden words and does not display them.
Anna Says:
January 5th, 2006 at 11:10 pm
In IE 6.02 there was a flash or flicker, but then nothing was displayed or heard.