Testing task: Navigate from an expanded disclosure button to a link in the associated dropdown in reading mode

With JAWS in reading mode, describe how JAWS behaves when performing task "With the reading cursor on the first disclosure button in the navigation region, move into the button's associated list of links. Note: you may need to press certain commands (such as Down Arrow) multiple times to hear all information about the dropdown and link."

Test instructions

1. Restore default settings for JAWS. For help, read Configuring Screen Readers for Testing.
2. Activate the "Open test page" button below, which opens the example to test in a new window and runs a script that sets focus on the first disclosure button, and sets its state to expanded.
3. Verify the Virtual Cursor is active by pressing Alt+Delete. If it is not, turn on the Virtual Cursor by pressing Insert+Z.
4. With the reading cursor on the first disclosure button in the navigation region, move into the button's associated list of links. Note: you may need to press certain commands (such as Down Arrow) multiple times to hear all information about the dropdown and link.
5. Using the following commands, With the reading cursor on the first disclosure button in the navigation region, move into the button's associated list of links. Note: you may need to press certain commands (such as Down Arrow) multiple times to hear all information about the dropdown and link.
   • U
   • Tab
   • Down Arrow

Success Criteria

To pass this test, JAWS needs to meet all the following assertions when each specified command is executed:

1. Role of the dropdown ('list') is conveyed
2. Number of items in the dropdown (4) is conveyed
3. Role of the first item in the dropdown ('link') is conveyed
4. Name of the first item in the dropdown ('Overview') is conveyed

Record Results

Navigate from an expanded disclosure button to a link in the associated dropdown in reading mode