[Blindtlk] Embedded calendars on travel booking websites

[Holly Scott-Gardner]

Thanks for bringing this up! I also have this problem, and I use NVDA. 
Sometimes hitting enter on the date works, or there will be a left and a 
right arrow button marked to navigate through months, but this is 
certainly not the case on all sites. It makes booking a real nightmare. 
Or even on ticket sites, say for events, you can't even take a look at 
what will be going on in a couple of months because those calendars 
aren't accessible.


On 09/09/2014 05:02, Arielle Silverman via blindtlk wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Recently I've had problems booking travel on airline websites,
> Greyhound, Amtrak, etc. because JAWS says the edit boxes for travel
> dates are "read-only" and I can't find a way to enter my dates.
> Sighted people tell me there is an embedded calendar where you're
> supposed to click the dates you want to select, but JAWS either
> pretends there's no calendar at all, or shows me the calendar but
> nothing happens when I find the date I want and press enter on it.
> This is starting to happen on formerly accessible sites and it is
> driving me nuts! Does anyone know of any tricks to get around the
> embedded calendars or to help JAWS figure out how to navigate them?
> Thanks for any advice!
> Arielle
>
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