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area with title attribute Accessibility Checkpoint

Description

area with title attribute doesn’t work in some screen readers.

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  • NVDA 2022.2 with FF102 on Windows 10 when Reading: Link URLs read out instead of link title
  • NVDA 2022.2 with FF102 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Link URLs read out each time user tabs.
  • NVDA 2021.2 with FF91 on Windows 10 when Reading: Link URLs read out instead of link title
  • NVDA 2021.2 with FF91 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Link URLs read out each time user tabs.
  • NVDA 2020.2 with FF78 on Windows 10 when Reading: Link URLs read out instead of link title
  • NVDA 2020.2 with FF78 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Link URLs read out each time user tabs.
  • NVDA 2019.2 with FF68 on Windows 10 when Reading: Link URLs read out instead of link title
  • NVDA 2019.2 with FF68 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Link URLs read out each time user tabs.
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25 with FF102 on Windows 10 when Reading: Reads out URL instead of title
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25 with FF102 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Reads out URL instead of link title
  • JAWS 2021.2107.12 with FF91 on Windows 10 when Reading: Reads out URL instead of title
  • JAWS 2021.2107.12 with FF91 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Reads out URL instead of link title
  • JAWS 2020.2008.24 with FF78 on Windows 10 when Reading: Reads out URL instead of title
  • JAWS 2020.2008.24 with FF78 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Reads out URL instead of link title
  • JAWS 2019.1912.1 with FF68 on Windows 10 when Reading: Reads out URL instead of title
  • JAWS 2019.1912.1 with FF68 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Reads out URL instead of link title
  • VoiceOver iOS 15.6 with Safari iOS 15.6 on iOS 15.6 when Touch: Very hard to find AREA links because image map links are not announced when reading. It is possible to find them by minesweeping, or using the Next Link gesture, but there are no audible cues to tell the user they're missing links.
  • VoiceOver iOS 14.7 with Safari iOS 14.7 on iOS 14.7 when Touch: Very hard to find AREA links because image map links are not announced when reading. It is possible to find them by minesweeping, or using the Next Link gesture, but there are no audible cues to tell the user they're missing links.
  • VoiceOver iOS 13.3 with Safari iOS 13.3 on iOS 13.3 when Touch: Very hard to find AREA links because image map links are not announced when reading. It is possible to find them by minesweeping, or using the Next Link gesture, but there are no audible cues to tell the user they're missing links.
  • VoiceOver iOS 12.4 with Safari iOS 12.4 on iOS 12.4.1 when Touch: Very hard to find AREA links because image map links are not announced when reading. It is possible to find them by minesweeping, or using the Next Link gesture, but there are no audible cues to tell the user they're missing links.

Applicable standards

  • JAWS 2022.2207.25
  • JAWS 2021.2107.12
  • JAWS 2020.2008.24
  • JAWS 2019.1912.1
  • NVDA 2022.2
  • NVDA 2021.2
  • NVDA 2020.2
  • NVDA 2019.2
  • VoiceOver iOS 15.6
  • VoiceOver iOS 14.7
  • VoiceOver iOS 13.3
  • VoiceOver iOS 12.4

Change history

  • 6.42 Oct 2021 Added.

This page describes a web site issue detected in HTML documents by SortSite Desktop and OnDemand Suite.

Rule ID: AccCompat-area-title