[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #9698: WordPress back end is not accessible

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#9698: WordPress back end is not accessible
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 Reporter:  jhodgdon                 |       Owner:
     Type:  task (blessed)           |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal                   |   Milestone:  Future Release
Component:  Accessibility            |     Version:  2.8
 Severity:  major                    |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  needs-patch ux-feedback  |
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Changes (by edward mindreantre):

 * cc: edward@… (added)


Comment:

 Running the admin UI through fangs (https://addons.mozilla.org/en-
 US/firefox/addon/fangs-screen-reader-emulator/) makes very little sense.
 This is what JAWS would [probably] read out:

 `Page has four headings and one hundred nineteen linksPosts ‹ Wordpress
 Trunk — WordPress dash Internet ExplorerList of fourteen
 itemsbulletLinkLink DashboardbulletbulletLinkLink PostsList of four
 itemsbulletLink All PostsbulletLink Add NewbulletLink CategoriesbulletLink
 TagsList endbulletLinkLink MediabulletLinkLink LinksbulletLinkLink
 PagesbulletLinkLink Comments bulletbulletLinkLink AppearancebulletLinkLink
 Plugins bulletLinkLink UsersbulletLinkLink ToolsbulletLinkLink
 Settingsbullet Collapse menuList endThis page link HelpThis page link
 Screen OptionsHeading level two Posts Link Add NewList of two
 itemsbulletLink All left paren one right paren vertical bar bulletLink
 Published left paren one right paren List end Search Posts colon Edit
 Search PostsbuttonCombo box Bulk ActionsApplybuttonCombo box Show all
 datesCombo box View all categoriesFilterbutton one itemLinkGraphicList
 ViewLinkGraphicExcerpt ViewTable with seven columns and three
 rowsCheckboxNot checked Link TitleLink Author Categories
 TagsLinkGraphicCommentsLink DateCheckboxNot checked Link TitleLink Author
 Categories TagsLinkGraphicCommentsLink DateCheckboxNot checked Link Hello
 world!Link Edit vertical bar This page link Quick Edit vertical bar Link
 Trash vertical bar Link ViewLink adminLink Uncategorized No TagsLink one
 two thousand twelve slash two slash seven PublishedTable endCombo box Bulk
 ActionsApplybutton one itemTable with one column and two rowsTable end
 Thank you for creating with Link WordPress . You are using a development
 version left paren three point four dash alpha dash nineteen thousand nine
 hundred fifty-five right paren . Cool! Please Link stay updated .List of
 four itemsbulletLinkbulletLink Wordpress TrunkbulletLinkbulletLink NewList
 endList of one itembulletLink Howdy, adminGraphic slash eeight hundred
 ninety-five fcseven eeight thousand two hundred ninety-six bone hundred
 twelve dbtwo fnine ftwenty-nine thousand four hundred fifty-three fdthree
 c?s equals sixteen and d equals http percent three A percent two F percent
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 sixteen thousand five hundred three aeleven cdfive cafour hundred thirty-
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 Now close yer eyes and try to make sense of what was just read out to you.

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