[Accessibleweb] JAWS screenreader and table compatibility in a page with a table I am working on (link to page in email)

[Wade Guidry via Accessibleweb]

Hi, all.

Not sure if anyone can help me with this one.

But I'm trying to determine if a screenreader will work with a table on a page currently hosted at this URL: https://staff.washington.edu/wadeguid/csvmagic/romerc/

I am using a javascript library called DataTables, which generates a searchable HTML table with data read from a json file.

I am using NVDA to test screenreader compatibility of this solution. Currently, NVDA is only reading the column headers, and the first column's data on the first row (if it contains data). NVDA reads no data from any other cell in the table.

I'm wondering if this is an incompatibility with NVDA and this DataTables<https://datatables.net/> javascript library.

I imagine there are multiple accessibility issues on this page currently.

I am hoping someone with JAWS access and experience could point their JAWS software at this page and just let me know if JAWS successfully reads data from the table cells as you navigate through the table.

It would help me very much and I'd be very appreciative of your aid.


Wade Guidry
Developer, IT Services & Digital Strategies
University of Washington Libraries
360.472.9646
wadeguid at uw.edu
My pronouns are: he / him / his

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Subject: [Accessibleweb] Monthly Web Accessibility/Usability Meet-up, Tue 3/25/25 at 11 AM PT

Hello accessibility minded friends and colleagues,

Please join us today Tuesday March 25th at 11 AM for another exciting, informal, and friendly Web Accessibility/Usability meet-up.
Note that the meet-up time has changed to the 4th Tuesday at 11 AM.
Sorry that I didn't send the announcement sooner. I came back from vacation on Sunday night and was catching up with emails and things that needed immediate attention on Monday and I completely forgot about our meet-up.

Agenda

Open agenda
Reviewing your site/application for accessibility is the main component of this meet-up and we all learn from such reviews.
We're always looking for websites and topics to discuss! Please bring your questions, concerns, ideas, and website and we will be glad to add to the agenda.

Meeting info

  *   What: Monthly Web Accessibility/Usability Meetup
  *   When: Tuesday March 25, 2025 11 AM - 12 PM PT
  *   Where: https://washington.zoom.us/my/hadirangin<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/washington.zoom.us/my/hadirangin__;!!K-Hz7m0Vt54!kA6E7qgn0GM6P5WvM9v0nKxjTwnOdgcuCctzitw0ihqa29dhxLQOtdI6Crv1C-9gEFG3atM56Q$>
  *   Meeting ID: 206 221 1532

About Monthly Web Accessibility/Usability Meet-up
The Monthly Web Accessibility/Usability meet-up is a place for accessibility minded colleagues to casually reviewing and discussing your projects. This generally includes lots of hands-on testing and code review. If you are working on a project and would like to get accessibility feedback from your peers, please let us know and we will add it to the agenda. We always encourage you to bring your own sites and topics, as it is a great learning experience for everyone.

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Thanks, and looking forward to another engaging and fruitful discussion.

Hadi Rangin (he/him)
IT Accessibility Specialist
Access Technology Center/ATS/UW-IT
(206) 685-4144
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