Re: JAWS lists and modal windows

Hi Mike,


I may have missed something in which case apologies, but in case it's tests against poorly coded modals that may be part of the problem I recently chose this modal from Scott O'Hara and perhaps testing against that might be of help:


https://github.com/scottaohara/accessible_modal_window


Good luck?.


Regards,

Alan
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Hello,
We are frequently getting bug reports when using JAWS lists of headings or links to access the contents of open modal windows. In particular, when selecting a header on a modal, navigation on the modal tends to skip over a few elements.

I think it unlikely that someone will open a JAWS list after opening a modal window, but our test team won't budge (and maybe I misjudge JAWS users), so we're looking for a fix.

Any advice about how we can address this issue? or comment about the interaction of JAWS lists and modals in general?

Mike

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