On Mon, 9 May 2005, Jean Hollis Weber wrote: > Drat! That's a good point. I'm chagrined that I didn't know (or remember) > that, since I'm concerned about accessibility issues. > > Does JAWS know the difference between "radio buttons" and other buttons? That > is, would the phrase "select the xxx button in the yyy group" (or some > variation) work? I really dislike "radio button" for the majority of users. > > Guess I'd better go check the website for one of the accessibility groups I > belong to.
This may help you to understand the difference between checkboxes and radio buttons it is an extract from the web site of well known accessibility expert Jakob Nielsen. 1. Radio buttons are used when there is a list of two or more options that are mutually exclusive and the user must select exactly one choice. In other words, clicking a non-selected radio button will deselect whatever other button was previously selected in the list. 2. Checkboxes are used when there are lists of options and the user may select any number of choices, including zero, one, or several. In other words, each checkbox is independent of all other checkboxes in the list, so checking one box doesn't uncheck the others. 3. A stand-alone checkbox is used for a single option that the user can turn on or off. Full article, http://www.useit.com/alertbox/20040927.html -- Regards | Lions District 201 Q3 Rob Unsworth | IT & Internet Ipswich Australia | http://www.lionsq3.asn.au ----------------------------------------------
