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New Date Picker and JAWS

396969Dec 17 2010 — edited Jan 4 2011

I am trying to make my APEX applications more ADA section 508 compliant for the visually impaired without sacrificing functionality for the non-visually impaired.

I would prefer to use the new APEX 4.0 Date Picker based on jQuery; however, it is not compatible/spoken by a Screen Reader such as JAWS. The classic date picker is compatible with a Screen Reader but is not nearly as nice or customizable.

The APEX 4.0 Release Notes state:

The new inline date pickers used in the Oracle Application Express are not usable with a screen reader.
Workaround:The only workaround available currently is to enter the date manually into the date input field.
This issue is tracked with Oracle bug 9740473.

Are there any plans afoot to make this new date picker "screen readable"?

Thanks.

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