Using jQuery add role alert in #div1, read #div2 content even if it is hidden for JAWS.
<div id="div1">
some content
<div id="div2" aria-hidden="true">
some content 2 for div
</div>
</div>
Using jQuery add role alert in #div1, read #div2 content even if it is hidden for JAWS.
<div id="div1">
some content
<div id="div2" aria-hidden="true">
some content 2 for div
</div>
</div>
Currently, JAWS does not support aria-hidden state in both Internet Explorer and Firefox.
You can use role="presentation" though it is not recommended.
See also:
Official JAWS aria support list
Donald Evans's blog
Support for the aria-hidden attribute was added to JAWS in their 13.0.718 update (February 2012). See the full change log below:
http://www.freedomscientific.com/downloads/jaws/JAWS13-previous-enhancements.asp.
JAWS now recognizes the aria-hidden attribute so that text that is supposed to be hidden is no longer announced.
It seems to work for me, but I've noticed that tabbable content wrapped in a "hidden" container can still be navigated to and read by JAWS.