The following release notes are taken from: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/ff959805.aspx#_Accessibility_consider ations <http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/ie/ff959805.aspx>
Internet Explorer 9 Beta and Assistive Technology At this time Internet Explorer 9 is not fully functional with some Assistive Technology. Web pages appear blank when using screen review commands such as the JAWS cursor or Window-Eyes Mouse Pointer. This is caused by the use Direct2D for rendering. There is no workaround at this time, but the Internet Explorer team is working with Assistive Technology vendors to resolve this issue. Font Smoothing from screen magnifiers such as ZoomText no longer works in Internet Explorer 9. Magnification still works, but font smoothing does not. There is no workaround for this issue. Text in edit boxes is unable to be edited when using Window-Eyes screen reader. Text within edit boxes cannot be read by Window-Eyes when Browse Mode is off. There is no workaround at this time but we are working with GW Micro to resolve this issue. Problems reading web content using JAWS Virtual PC mode. When reading web content using JAWS Virtual PC mode, there are two issues you might notice. One issue is that some webpage content and some form controls such as radio buttons or check boxes are missing. The other issue you might see is multiple blank lines and space characters when reading webpages. Using Compatibility View can resolve the issue. To turn on Compatibility View, press Alt+D and tab to the Compatibility View button, or press Alt+T, v from the Internet Explorer menus. Notification Bar popups are not read by all Assistive Technology software. The new Internet Explorer 9 Notification bar replaces the Internet Explorer 8 Information Bar. Many notifications are available in the notification bar including downloads, blocked popups, password manager, and add-on notifications. Not all Assistive Technology are able to detect that a notification bar is present, or read the bar if focus is placed in it. As a partial workaround, you can turn on Internet Explorer sounds to get notified that a notification bar is present ( Tools Menu - Internet Options - Advanced - check Play System sounds ). To place focus in the notification bar please press Alt+N. Internet Explorer Sounds are off by Default Sounds have been turned off in Internet Explorer9. You can turn them back on by going to Tools Menu - Internet Options - Advanced - check Play System sounds Vic Pereira __._,_.___ If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo. You can manage your list subscription at http://www.gwmicro.com/listserv.
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