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- Navigates to most elements, usually links or buttons.\u00a0 If the website is built correctly you should see an outline around each element as to tab to it.\u00a0 Notice the blue outline around “Information Technology Services”
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<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n - Enter or Return key\n
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- Use this when you land on a link – behaves like a mouse click<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n
- Enter\/Return or Space bar\n
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- Use when you land on a button or link – behaves like a mouse click<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Here are a couple of good resources if you want to learn more:<\/p>\n
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- WebAIM’s keyboard techniques<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Washing – Designing for keyboard navigation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Try surfing the web using a screen reader<\/h2>\n
Windows Users<\/h3>\n
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- How to get started with Narrator<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Apple Users<\/h3>\n
Use Command-F5 to turn it on or off. It can be used to read the entire html content on web page using short cut control + option + shift + Down Arrow. To move between different items on the web page use Control + Option + left or right arrows. To click any link use Control + Option + Space bar. To go back in the browser use Command + [. To stop interacting with HTML content use Control + Option + Shift + Up Arrow. (Apple VoiceOver reference )<\/a><\/p>\n
Use Speech-to-Text and dictate an email, a letter or a paper<\/h2>\n
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- Windows 10 Users<\/a><\/li>\n
- Apple Users<\/a><\/li>\n
- Google Docs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Use headings to organize your document<\/h2>\n
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- Google Docs<\/a><\/li>\n
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- Apple Users<\/a><\/li>\n
- Windows 10 Users<\/a><\/li>\n
- University of Washing – Designing for keyboard navigation<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- WebAIM’s keyboard techniques<\/a><\/li>\n
- Use when you land on a button or link – behaves like a mouse click<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n