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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 2024.4 with FF 128 on Windows 10 when Reading: Link URLs read out instead of link title
  • NVDA 2024.4 with FF 128 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Link URLs read out each time user tabs.
  • NVDA 2023.3 with FF 115 on Windows 10 when Reading: Link URLs read out instead of link title
  • NVDA 2023.3 with FF 115 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Link URLs read out each time user tabs.
  • NVDA 2022.2 with FF 102 on Windows 10 when Reading: Link URLs read out instead of link title
  • NVDA 2022.2 with FF 102 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Link URLs read out each time user tabs.
  • NVDA 2021.2 with FF 91 on Windows 10 when Reading: Link URLs read out instead of link title
  • NVDA 2021.2 with FF 91 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Link URLs read out each time user tabs.
  • JAWS 2024.2409.2 with FF 128 on Windows 10 when Reading: Reads out URL instead of title
  • JAWS 2024.2409.2 with FF 128 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Reads out URL instead of link title
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34 with FF 115 on Windows 10 when Reading: Reads out URL instead of title
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34 with FF 115 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Reads out URL instead of link title
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25 with FF 102 on Windows 10 when Reading: Reads out URL instead of title
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25 with FF 102 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Reads out URL instead of link title
  • JAWS 2021.2107.12 with FF 91 on Windows 10 when Reading: Reads out URL instead of title
  • JAWS 2021.2107.12 with FF 91 on Windows 10 when Tabbing: Reads out URL instead of link title
  • VoiceOver iOS 17.7 with Safari iOS 17.7 on iOS 17.7.2 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 16.6 with Safari iOS 16.6 on iOS 16.6.1 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.
  • 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.

Applicable standards

  • JAWS 2024.2409.2
  • JAWS 2023.2311.34
  • JAWS 2022.2207.25
  • JAWS 2021.2107.12
  • NVDA 2024.4
  • NVDA 2023.3
  • NVDA 2022.2
  • NVDA 2021.2
  • VoiceOver iOS 17.7
  • VoiceOver iOS 16.6
  • VoiceOver iOS 15.6
  • VoiceOver iOS 14.7

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