User agent reliability for JAWS Edge Screen reader compatibility

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Nov 26, 2024

Shows how well JAWS Edge supports ARIA and WCAG sufficient techniques.

Latest version tested

JAWS 2024.2409.2 with Edge 131

All tests: 103 pass of 125 tests (82%)
ARIA tests: 38 pass of 47 tests (81%)
WCAG tests: 71 pass of 86 tests (83%)

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Failing tests

Test	Mode	What the user hears	Notes
Page with `xml:lang` set on the `html` and `p` elements	Reading	Act-if tay-bill. Ray-day-oh.	Pronounced as English. Ignores xml:lang.
`application/xhtml+xml` page with mismatching `lang` and `xml:lang` on the `html` element	Reading	Ga-raj. Doo-ble. Damm. Un, zway, dray.	Speech pronounced as lang=fr, but CSS matches :lang(de) and German CSS content pronounced as French.
`embed` with `title` attribute	Reading	Video start. Show more media controls, more options button menu. Video end.	Title not read, no description of non-text content.
`embed` with `aria-label` attribute	Reading	Video start. Show more media controls, more options button menu. Video end.	Aria-label not read - no description of non-text content.
`embed` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Reading	Video start. Show more media controls, more options button menu. Video end.	Aria-labelledby not read - no description of non-text content.
`audio` with `aria-label` attribute	Reading	Nothing	Nothing voiced for audio - no indication it exists
`audio` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Reading	Nothing	Nothing voiced for audio - no indication it exists
`audio` with `title` attribute	Reading	Nothing	Nothing voiced for audio - no indication it exists
`video` with `aria-label` attribute	Reading	Nothing	Nothing voiced for video - no indication it exists
`video` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Reading	Nothing	Nothing voiced for video - no indication it exists
`video` with `title` attribute	Reading	Nothing	Nothing voiced for video - no indication it exists
Interactive `iframe` with `role=presentation` and no accessible name	Tabbing	Example target group, slash 1234 dot html, group	Hides contents of iframe document, and reads URL of iframe document
Interactive `iframe` with `role=presentation` and `title` attribute	Tabbing	This is frame title, group, example target, group, slash 1234 dot html, group	Reads link as group role instead of link role, and reads URL of iframe document
Interactive `iframe` with `role=presentation` and `aria-label` attribute	Tabbing	This is aria-label, group, example target, group, slash 1234 dot html, group	Reads link as group role instead of link role, and reads URL of iframe document
`abbr` with `title`	Reading	T L N	ABBR expansion ignored using default JAWS settings.
Data table with `role=columnheader` headers but no `th`	Reading	Morning, afternoon. Free, busy.	Table treated as layout table - not announced as table, and no headers read.
PDF9 Document with headings	Reading	Heading 1, heading level 2.	Only finds one heading, reads wrong heading level.
PDF4 Decorative image marked as artifact	Reading	Unlabeled graphic, graphic.	Image not ignored as artifact
PDF16 Document default language set to French	Reading	Act-if tay-bill	Pronounced as English, document language ignored
PDF19 Phrase language set to German	Reading	Ray-day-oh	Pronounced as English, phrase language ignored
PDF6 Table with header markup	Reading	Morning, afternoon. Free, busy.	No table structure voiced.
PDF6 Table with header markup and alt text	Reading	Morning, afternoon. Free, busy.	No table structure voiced.

Passing tests

Test	Mode	What the user hears	Notes
Page with `lang` set on the `html` and `p` elements	Reading	Act-eef tab-le. Rah-di-oh.	Pronounced as French and German.
`text/html` page with mismatching `lang` and `xml:lang` on the `html` element	Reading	Ga-raj. Doo-ble. Damm. Un, deux, trois.	Speech pronounced as lang=fr, and CSS matches :lang(fr).
Match `lang` subtags	Reading	Dam-he. Dam-he. Dam-he.	All pronounced as German.
ARIA `role=heading`	Heading	First level heading, heading level 1. Second level heading, heading level 2.
Heading is `img` with `alt`	Heading	Second level alt, heading level 2, graphic.
`applet` with `title` attribute	Reading	Nothing	Edge has no applet support, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content
`applet` with fallback content	Reading	Fallback content for applet
`applet` with `aria-label` attribute	Reading	Nothing	Edge has no applet support, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content
`applet` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Reading	Nothing	Edge has no applet support, and doesn't render applet on screen unless applet has fallback content
`applet` inside `figure` with `figcaption` element	Reading	Figure caption for applet.
`embed` inside `figure` with `figcaption`	Reading	Video start. Show more media controls, more options button menu. Video end. Figure caption for embed.
`object` with fallback content	Reading	Fallback content for object
`object` with `title` attribute	Reading	Title for object, graphic unavailable.
`object` with `aria-label` attribute	Reading	ARIA label for object, graphic unavailable.
`object` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Reading	This is ARIA-LABELLEDBY text, graphic unavailable.
`a` element placeholder link with no event handler or `href` attribute	Reading	Placeholder text
`a` element placeholder link with no event handler or `href` attribute	Tabbing	Nothing	Skipped when tabbing, as expected
`iframe` with fallback content	Reading	This is an. Link example hyperlink. In the target page.	JAWS 15 reads out iframe fallback content, JAWS 16 and later no longer read this.
`iframe` with fallback content	Tabbing	Frame, example hyperlink, link.	Fallback content is ignored
`iframe` with `title` attribute	Reading	This is an. Link example hyperlink. In the target page.
`iframe` with `title` attribute	Tabbing	This is an IFRAME title frame, example hyperlink, link.
Interactive `iframe` with `role=presentation` and no accessible name	Reading	Group start, example target. This is an. Link, example hyperlink. In the target page.
Interactive `iframe` with `role=presentation` and `title` attribute	Reading	Group start, example target. This is an. Link, example hyperlink. In the target page.
Interactive `iframe` with `role=presentation` and `aria-label` attribute	Reading	Group start, example target. This is an. Link, example hyperlink. In the target page.
`button` containing `img` with `alt`	Reading	This is image alt, button
`button` containing `img` with `alt`	Tabbing	This is image alt, button, to activate press enter
`button` containing `img` with `title` attribute	Reading	This is image title, button
`button` containing `img` with `title` attribute	Tabbing	This is image title, button, to activate press enter
`button` containing `img` with `aria-label`	Reading	This is image aria label, button
`button` containing `img` with `aria-label`	Tabbing	This is image aria label, button, to activate press enter
`button` containing `img` with `aria-labelledby`	Reading	This is an aria labelled by, button
`button` containing `img` with `aria-labelledby`	Tabbing	This is an aria labelled by, button, to activate press enter
`button` with `title` containing `img` with null `alt`	Reading	This is button title, button
`button` with `title` containing `img` with null `alt`	Tabbing	This is button title, button, to activate press enter
`button` with `aria-label` containing `img` with null `alt`	Reading	This is button aria label, button
`button` with `aria-label` containing `img` with null `alt`	Tabbing	This is button aria label, button, to activate press enter
`input type=image` with `alt`	Reading	This is image button alt text, button
`input type=image` with `alt`	Tabbing	This is image button alt text, button, to activate press enter
`input type=image` with `title` attribute	Reading	This is image button title text, button
`input type=image` with `title` attribute	Tabbing	This is image button title text, button, to activate press enter
`input type=image` with `aria-label` attribute	Reading	This is image button aria label text, button
`input type=image` with `aria-label` attribute	Tabbing	This is image button aria label text, button, to activate press enter
`input type=image` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Reading	This is image button aria labelled by text, button
`input type=image` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Tabbing	This is image button aria labelled by text, button, to activate press enter
`input type=text` with `aria-describedby` attribute	Reading	First name. First name edit. First name edit. A bit of instructions for this field linked with aria describedby.
`input type=text` with `aria-describedby` attribute	Tabbing	First name, edit, a bit of instructions for this field linked with aria describedby, type in text
`input type=text` with `title` attribute	Reading	Enter search text. Enter search text edit. Enter search text edit.
`input type=text` with `title` attribute	Tabbing	Enter search text, edit, type in text
`input type=text` with `aria-label` attribute	Reading	Enter search text. Enter search text edit. Enter search text edit.
`input type=text` with `aria-label` attribute	Tabbing	Enter search text, edit, type in text
`input type=text` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Reading	Enter search text. Enter search text edit. Enter search text edit.
`input type=text` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Tabbing	Enter search text, edit, type in text
`input type=text` with `label for`	Reading	Enter search text. Enter search text, edit. Enter search text, edit.
`input type=text` with `label for`	Tabbing	Enter search text, edit, type in text
`input type=text` inside `label` with text before control	Reading	Enter search text. Enter search text, edit. Enter search text, edit.
`input type=text` inside `label` with text before control	Tabbing	Enter search text, edit, type in text
`input type=text` inside `label` with text after control	Reading	Enter search text, edit. Enter search text, edit. Enter search text.
`input type=text` inside `label` with text after control	Tabbing	Enter search text, edit, type in text
`input type=text` inside `label` with text before and after control	Reading	Enter search text. Enter search text, blanks not allowed edit. Enter search text, blanks not allowed edit. Blanks not allowed.
`input type=text` inside `label` with text before and after control	Tabbing	Enter search text, blanks not allowed, edit, type in text
`fieldset` containing links	Reading	Group start, legend for enclosed links. Link home. Link about. Link contact. Group end, legend for enclosed links.
`fieldset` containing links	Tabbing	Legend for enclosed links group, home link. About link. Contact link.
Yes/No radio buttons inside `fieldset` element	Reading	Group start, I agree to terms and conditions. Yes, radio button checked, one of two. No, radio button not checked, two of two. Group end, I agree to terms and conditions. Group start, sign me up to the newsletter. Yes, radio button checked, one of two. No, radio button not checked, two of two. Group end, sign me up to the newsletter.
Yes/No radio buttons inside `fieldset` element	Tabbing	I agree to terms and conditions group, yes, radio button checked, one of two. Sign me up to the newsletter group, yes, radio button checked, one of two.
`img` with null `alt`	Reading	Nothing	Ignored as expected
`img` with `alt`	Reading	This is alt text, graphic
`img` with `figcaption`	Reading	Violet, taken on 12/11/2010.
`img` with `title`	Reading	This is title text, graphic
`img` with `aria-label`	Reading	This is an aria label, graphic
`img` with `aria-labelledby`	Reading	This is an aria labelled by, graphic. This is an aria labelled by
`area` and `img` with `alt` attributes	Reading	Image map link graphic, this is left alt text. Image map link graphic, this is right alt text
`area` and `img` with `alt` attributes	Tabbing	This is alt text image map, this is left alt text, image map link graphic. This is right alt text, image map link graphic
`area` with `alt` attribute and `img` with null `alt`	Reading	Image map link, this is left alt text. Image map link, this is right alt text.
`area` with `alt` attribute and `img` with null `alt`	Tabbing	This is left alt text, image map link. This is right alt text, image map link
`area` with `title` attribute	Reading	Image map link graphic, this is left title text. Image map link graphic, this is right title text
`area` with `title` attribute	Tabbing	This is alt text, image map, this is left title text, image map link graphic. This is right title text, image map link graphic.
`area` with `aria-label` attribute	Reading	Image map link graphic, this is left aria label text. Image map link graphic, this is right aria label text.
`area` with `aria-label` attribute	Tabbing	This is alt text, image map, this is left aria label text, image map link graphic. This is right aria label text, image map link graphic.
`area` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Reading	Image map link graphic, this is left aria labelled by text. Image map link graphic, this is right aria labelled by text.
`area` with `aria-labelledby` attribute	Tabbing	This is alt text, image map, this is left aria labelled by text, image map link graphic. This is right aria labelled by text, image map link graphic.
Link containing `img` with `alt`	Reading	Link graphic, this is a link alt.
Link containing `img` with `alt`	Tabbing	This is a link alt, link graphic.
Link containing `img` with `title`	Reading	Link graphic, this is an image title
Link containing `img` with `title`	Tabbing	This is an image title, link graphic
Click Here link with `title` attribute	Reading	Link, click here
Click Here link with `title` attribute	Tabbing	Click here, link, this is a link title
Link text replaced by `aria-label` attribute	Reading	Link, this is an aria label
Link text replaced by `aria-label` attribute	Tabbing	This is an aria label, link
Link text replaced by `aria-labelledby` attribute	Reading	Link, this is an aria labelled by. This is an aria labelled by.
Link text replaced by `aria-labelledby` attribute	Tabbing	This is an aria labelled by, link.
Click Here link with `aria-describedby` attribute	Reading	Link, click here. This is an aria described by.
Click Here link with `aria-describedby` attribute	Tabbing	Click here, link, this is an aria described by.	aria-describedby is read when tabbing
Layout table with single cell	Reading	This is some text.	Treated as a layout table.
Layout table with `role=presentation`	Reading	Example. Navigation. Links. Content.	Table treated as layout table - not announced as table.
Data table with `role=grid`	Reading	Grid with two columns and two rows. Morning (column one, row one, morning). Afternoon (column two, row one, morning, afternoon). Free (column one, row two, morning, free). Busy (column two, row two, afternoon, busy). Grid end.	Reads cell headers when using table navigation commands.
Data table with `role=table`	Reading	Table with 1 columns and 1 rows. This is some text.
Data table with `summary` and `th`	Reading	Table with two columns and two rows. Data table summary. Morning (column one, row one, morning). Afternoon (column two, row one, afternoon). Free (column one, row two, morning, free). Busy (column two, row two, afternoon, busy).
Data table with `caption` and `th`	Reading	Table with two columns and two rows. Data table caption. Morning (column one, row one, morning). Afternoon (column two, row one, afternoon). Free (column one, row two, morning, free). Busy (column two, row two, afternoon, busy).
Data table with `th` cell headers	Reading	Table with two columns and two rows. Morning. Afternoon. Free. Busy.	Reads cell headers when using table navigation commands
Data table with `th scope` on cell headers	Reading	Table with 5 columns and 4 rows. Contact information. Blank (column 1, row 1, blank). Name (column 2, row 1, name). Phone number (column 3, row 1, phone number). Fax number (column 4, row 1, fax number). City (column 5, row 1, city). One (column 1, row 2, one). Joel Garner (column 2, row 2, name, Joel Garner). 412-212-5421 (column 3, row 2, phone number, Joel Garner, 412-212-5421). 412-212-5400 (column 4, row 2, fax number, Joel Garner, 412-212-5400). Pittsburgh (column 5, row 2, city, Joel Garner, Pittsburgh)	Row header read out along with column header for cells when using table navigation commands.
Data table with `td headers` attribute	Reading	Table with 7 columns and 3 rows. Homework (column 1, row 1, homework). Exams (column 2, row 1, exams, spans 3 columns). Projects (column 3, row 1, projects, spans 3 columns). Homework (column 1, row 2, homework). One (column 1, row 2, exams, one). Two (column 3, row 2, exams, two). Final (column 4, row 2, exams, final). One (column 5, row 2, projects, one). Two (column 6, row 2, projects, two). Final (column 7, row 2, projects, final). Fifteen percent (column 1, row 3, homework homework, fifteen percent). Fifteen percent (column 2, row 3, exams one, fifteen percent). Fifteen percent (column 3, row 3, exams two, fifteen percent). Twenty percent (column 4, row 3, exams final, twenty percent). Ten percent (column 5, row 3, projects one, ten percent). Ten percent (column 6, row 3, projects two, ten percent). Fifteen percent (column 7, row 3, projects final, fifteen percent).	Headers associated with the cell read out when using table navigation commands.
PDF18 Document with doc title	Reading	This is document title
PDF1 Image with alt text	Reading	This is alt text, graphic.