Hi,
we, in Italy, have a strict law that public administration must
follow on creating their websites and so we had some test with blind
users. What I can say to you is that if the user is good in using his
screen reader then he can jump directly to the form (there is some kind
of command that gives the user a overview of the entire page) but if he
isn't so good (talking with one friend of mine that is blind he said
that finding well prepared user is quite rare) you are suggested to
create a link (hidden with CSS if you don't want to make it visible for
sighted users) that makes the reader jump to the form. The normal page
flow is then the followed path. To increment accessibility of forms I
suggest you to use properly <fieldset>, <legend> and <label> tags at least.
I hope I gave you a little help.
Marco
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> Blind Users Behaviour and Online Forms
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> Does anyone have any research or personal experience observing blind users
> using online forms with screen readers? Specifically, do blind users
> typically browse the form first, then fill in the fields, or do they just
> start at the top of the form and fill in the fields without browsing the
> page first.
>
> Assume the form is marked up properly for accessibility. Also assume users
> are told the number of steps in the form and any info they might need,
> before starting the form.
>
> Is their behaviour any different from sighted users, due to the fact blind
> users are using a screen reader?
>
> Thanks.
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