I have a form with some read only fields depending on the customer role. As a rule, I use read only fields for those inputs.
have you had any problems with this approach using and assistive technology?
Any other problems or benefits?
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I have a form with some read only fields depending on the customer role. As a rule, I use read only fields for those inputs.
have you had any problems with this approach using and assistive technology?
Any other problems or benefits?
I have been using a screen reader since internet explorer 3.0 and have had no issues with read only fields. My screen reader announces that the field is read only before it reads the value so I know that I am unable to edit the field.