Archive for February, 2010

Screen Reader Support For Disabled & Read Only Form Fields

Posted on February 21st, 2010 in Accessibility, Screen Readers, Web Development.

Some while ago I was asked how screen readers handle disabled and read only form fields. Despite forms being commonplace on most websites, there’s remarkably little information available on the subject. It turns out that there’s also very little consistency in the way different screen readers behave either.

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