Back to HTML5, ARIA Roles, and Screen Readers in May 2010
HTML5 + ARIA Roles Tests for Window-Eyes
header elements
A link, Header Link #2 , in an h3 element with role="banner" inside a header element. Window-Eyes 7.11 in IE8 cannot use the previous link in Browse Mode.
nav elements
A nav element with role="navigation" containing an unordered list of two links. Window-Eyes 7.11 in IE8 cannot use the following links in Browse Mode.
A nav element containing an unordered list with role="navigation". In IE8, neither Window-Eyes 7.11 nor 7.2 can use the following links in Browse Mode. Oddly, in Firefox 3.6, Window-Eyes is unable to find the second link in the list, "Nav List Link #4".
An unordered list inside a nav element nested inside a div with role="navigation".
An unordered list inside a div with role="navigation" nested inside a nav element.
Below is just an unordered list with role="navigation" nested in a plain old div. No nav element is being used. In IE8, neither Window-Eyes 7.11 nor 7.2 can use the following links in Browse Mode. In Firefox 3.6, Window-Eyes is unable to find the second link in the list, "Nav List Link #10".
section elements
A section element with role="main". Window-Eyes 7.11 in IE8 cannot use the following link in Browse Mode.
A section element inside a div with role="main".
A div with role="main" inside a section element.
article elements
Article A
An article element with role="article". Window-Eyes 7.11 in IE8 cannot use the following link in Browse Mode.
Article B
An article element inside a div with role="article".
Article C
A div with role="article" inside an article element.
aside elements
An aside element with role="complementary". Window-Eyes 7.11 in IE8 cannot use the following link in Browse Mode.
An aside element containing a paragraph with role="complementary". The following link, Aside Link #2 , is within this same paragraph. Window-Eyes 7.11 in IE8 cannot use this link in Browse Mode.
footer elements
A footer element containing a paragraph with role="contentinfo". The following link, Footer Link #2 , is within this same paragraph. Window-Eyes 7.11 in IE8 cannot use this link in Browse Mode.
A footer element containing an ordererd list with role="contentinfo". The list contains two links, which, in IE8, neither Window-Eyes 7.11 nor 7.2 can use in Browse Mode. In Firefox 3.6, Window-Eyes is unable to find the second link in the list, "Footer List Link #2".
Footer List Link #1 Footer List Link #2