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New Feature
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Resolution: Fixed
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Critical
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3.7
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MOODLE_37_STABLE
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MOODLE_37_STABLE
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MDL-65034-master -
Improve the accessibility of discussions in the forum.
Some feedback we've had on what needs improving:
- Semantic structure is vague. Screen reader users can’t be sure who is replying to whom.
- “Show parent” wasn’t clear. Also JAWS focus is unexpectedly moved when “Show parent” is selected – no warning.
- Basic forum navigation difficulties often require extensive tabbing.
- No announcement about the number of discussions and number of replies in a forum.
- No in-page reply available.
- JAWS user has to tab through all the Atto tools in order to set focus in a text field and begin typing. A simple editor would be preferable (see Advanced forum example).
- No confirmation or audio notification that a reply has been successfully posted.
- When Permalink is selected, JAWS automatically starts reading everything from start to finish - unpredicatable behavior.