JAWS HTML Support

How HTML elements are supported by screen readers

Typical support patterns of HTML elements by screen readers:

• Identification of an element by role as the user moves
  through the content.
• Announcement of the text content of an element.
• Announcement of the start and end of an element.
• Change in voice as the content of an element is announced.
• Announcement of an elements accessible name and/or
  description
• Announcement of states and properties.
• Emission of a beep or other sound when an element with a
  particular state or property receives virtual

  focus.

• Instructions on how to operate interactive elements such as
  form controls.
• Navigation of elements by keyboard and “quick access” lists
  of a particular elements, list items are linked to each
  instance of an element on the page.

Note: The combination of patterns supported
varies from element to element and support for a particular
element varies between screen reader software.

Support legend

• means we have found this feature to be implemented
  interoperably (across multiple browsers)

• means we
  have found that this feature is not implemented

• means the element has no expected semantics.

• means we
  are unsure whether this feature is supported, this may be due