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Screen reader marks non-read-only fields as read-only

Troubleshooting


Problem

A screen reader, such as JAWS, reads some fields as read-only. For example, scheduling start and end date entry fields display as read-only, but you can select a new date from the calendar control.

Symptom

Additionally, a screen reader will read fields that are populated by a Search or a Browse button as read-only, rather than fields that can be changed by clicking Search or Browse.
For example, if you select a person in the search results and then click OK, the program returns to the page that has the target field, and the name of the selected person now appears in the read-only text field. A similar problem is clicking Clear to clear the value in the read-only text field.

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Document Information

Modified date:
16 June 2018

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