Re: Question about proper use of screen readers in 508 testing

On 23/07/2020 21:49, Andrews, David B (DEED) wrote:

> On the useable thing, the button button thing is usually caused by 
> having the word button in the label, and the screen reader identifies 
> the control as a button, hence the double speak.  Why would you argue 
> about this, just take the word button out of the label.

If these are being flagged as critical WCAG failures though, then 
there's a conversation to be had with the testers, because normatively 
I'd say it's not a failure of WCAG. And claiming/saying that they are 
undermines any other results they may be producing.

Sure, flag it as a best practice/usability issue to be fixed. But don't 
pretend it's a hard failure of the spec.

P
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