[JAWSLite] Re: Do websites need to mark the selected option for blind users?

> some websites will print the "about us" text string as just text
rather than making it a link

Hi tribble,

yes, I've seen this technique as well and it's best practice as far as I
know. But I was wondering if it helps blind users if the current option,
link or not, also has the words "selected" or similar. 

Cheers,
 
Jens 

-----Original Message-----
From: jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:jawslite-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of tribble
Sent: Wednesday, 21 January 2009 9:26 AM
To: jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [JAWSLite] Re: Do websites need to mark the selected option for
blind users?

I have seen people do that, if I'm understanding you correctly.
What I have noticed is that some websites will print the "about us" text
string as just text rather than making it a link, when you are on that
page.
It wouldn't be hard at all to do that -- for each link just put in a
little javascript to compare the link text against the current URL and
not making it a link if there is a match.
Is that what you meant?
--le

----- Original Message -----
From: "Jens-Uwe Korff" <jkorff@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jawslite@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, January 20, 2009 4:07 PM
Subject: [JAWSLite] Do websites need to mark the selected option for
blind users?


Hello,

imagine you have a set of menu options on a website. Usually websites
mark the selected option visually, but not within the code. If you
selected "About us", one could think to mark this option as "About us
(selected)" for the visually impaired if they are on that page.

I have not seen this technique anywhere on the net. Is this something
that is either not necessary or not yet thought of?

Comments welcome. Thank you.

Cheers,

Jens

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