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JAWS is a computer screen reader program for Microsoft Windows.

JAWS (Job Access With Speech) is a computer screen reader program made by freedoms cientific for Microsoft Windows that allows blind and visually impaired users to read the screen either with a text-to-speech output.

According to May 2012 survey by WebAIM, JAWS is the most popular screen reader worldwide with 49.1% of survey participants using it as a primary screen reader.

Website: JAWS download page

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How to make Error Message Readable by JAWS

I have following Error message on screen, but its not readable by JAWS version 15 screen reader. ErrorEnter a valid Phone number. I have also tried…
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JAWS keyboard shortcuts firing click events on aria role="gridcell"

I'm facing an issue where JAWS is firing click events when a JAWS-specific keyboard shortcut is used while a gridcell is focused and JAWS is in Form mode. The sample below will end up producing the behavior I described:I find it easiest to reproduce…
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How can I get JAWS to ignore the rowheader when focusing on a div contained within the th?

I have an HTML structure similar to this representing the row header cell of a table: ...
The purpose of the…
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Background task in web service application and stop it on web service calls. Java EE

I have a JAWS Soap web service implemented in a J2EE web Application. This web service interacts with the Bluetooth devices. I want to have a background running task always and when a request to the web service is made the background process have to…
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Force Screen Reader to Read Label Upon Entering Div

I have a div that contains a number of dynamic form elements. I want a label to be read by screen readers upon entry of the div via tabbing, but the div itself is (and should be) unfocusable. Normally using a for attribute on the label or…
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Primefaces OneMenu, Internet Explorer and JAWS

I have a problem with Primefaces "OneMenu" and JAWS with Internet Explorer. JAWS only reads the selected value, but it does not read the label for the menu. Do you have any ideas? How can I solve this problem? Versions: Internet Explorer 11 …
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Make JAWS announce unfocused element respecting its role

I am looking for a way to make JAWS (and probably other screen readers) announce the unfocused element. I am having a contenteditable area which after typing certain characters opens autocomplete/suggestion panel. The focus stays inside…
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JAWS + IE11 + aria-live message read multiple times

Jaws reading aria-live message multiple times. We are using angularjs. Html code as below,

{{model.txtErrorMessage}}

Once error message on screen it started…
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Navigating Tabs in a Web Page Using JAWS Screen Reader

What keystrokes should one use to navigate tabs on a web page using JAWS Screen Reader? I'm talking about tabs within a web page, not separate web pages opened in different tabs. Such tabs usually appear in the middle of web pages. What I want to…
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