Matching user interface elements to screen reader functions

A computer program product, tangibly embodied on an information carrier, comprising instructions operable to cause data processing apparatus to perform the operations of:

• receiving at a client side information for representing a web page in a browser,
• setting focus initially on an element of the web page and presenting the web page to a user;
• and
• in response to a user command directing the focus to an element of the web page, determining whether the element is present in a functionality map, and if so, looking up the element in the functionality map, then processing the element as indicated by a corresponding entry point in the map, and if not, providing the focus and information related to web page elements associated with the focus to a placeholder control, and providing a screen reader with access to the placeholder control.

A system comprising:

• means for receiving at a client side information for representing a web page in a browser;
• means for setting focus initially on an element of the web page and presenting the web page to a user;
• and
• means for determining, in response to a user command directing the focus to an element of the web page, whether the element is present in a functionality map, and if so, looking up the element in the functionality map, then processing the element as indicated by a corresponding entry point in the map, and if not, providing the focus and information related to web page elements associated with the focus to a placeholder control, and providing a screen reader with access to the placeholder control.