Here are two web articles: How to create accessible controls by using Visual Basic .NET or Visual Basic 2005 http://support.microsoft.com/kb/819351 Walkthrough: Creating an Accessible Windows Application http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa984454(VS.71).aspx Personally, I have not found a reliable way to get JAWS to read labels associated with controls other than editboxes. Window-Eyes seems to do better at recognizing MSAA properties of a .NET control. Jamal On Thu, 24 Jan 2008, Peter Quaiattini wrote: > Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:42:14 -0700 > From: Peter Quaiattini <Peter_Quaiattini@xxxxxx> > Reply-To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > To: Blind Programming <programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Subject: Coding VB.NET 2005 app for accessibility > > Needing some developer advice in coding an app in VB.net 2005 -- I'm not > the developer; rather the user. > > My colleague is building an app for our team to use. However, when I tab > through the various controls in the app, JAWS announces, for example, > what is the current value of the control. However, it does not tell me > any info about what the control is - for example what one might consider > to be the title of the control. > > He has also coded balloon help (active when the mouse is over the > control), which doesn't speak by JAWS either. > > So, can anyone point me / him to some coding resource that will show > examples of how to code a vb.net 2005 application so that JAWS talks > when using it? > > Alternatively or additionally, if I need to set something up specific > within JAWS to get JAWS to talk when navigating the application, that > would be helpful as well. > > In other words, using VB.net 2005, what does one need to do in order for > JAWS to inform the JAWS user of the information that the developer wants > the JAWS user to know? > > Thanks in advance. > > Peter Quaiattini > BITS OPS - Data Hosting Services > Canadian Pacific Railway > (403) 319-6579 > peter_quaiattini@xxxxxx > > > > ------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTICE - AVIS IMPORTANT > ------------------------------ > Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. Recipient should check this > email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. Sender and sender > company accept no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by > this email. > This email transmission and any accompanying attachments contain confidential > information intended only for the use of the individual or entity named > above. Any dissemination, distribution, copying or action taken in reliance > on the contents of this email by anyone other than the intended recipient is > strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error please > immediately delete it and notify sender at the above email address. > > Le courrier electronique peut etre porteur de virus informatiques. Le > destinataire doit donc passer le present courriel et les pieces qui y sont > jointes au detecteur de virus. L' expediteur et son employeur declinent > toute responsabilite pour les dommages causes par un virus contenu dans le > courriel. > Le present message et les pieces qui y sont jointes contiennent des > renseignements confidentiels destines uniquement a la personne ou a l' > organisme nomme ci-dessus. Toute diffusion, distribution, reproduction ou > utilisation comme reference du contenu du message par une autre personne que > le destinataire est formellement interdite. Si vous avez recu ce courriel > par erreur, veuillez le detruire immediatement et en informer l' expediteur a > l' adresse ci-dessus. > ------------------------------ IMPORTANT NOTICE - AVIS IMPORTANT > ------------------------------ > __________ > View the list's information and change your settings at > //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind > __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind