I have an actionable element nested inside of a div with tabindex="-1". When the actionable element is clicked, focus is placed on this parent div. Yet, the div's content is not read by the NVDA screen reader:

• NVDA Result (in both IE and FF): when I click the actionable element, focus goes to the div but the div's contents are not read.
• JAWS Result (in both IE and FF): when I click the actionable element, focus goes to the div and the div's contents are read.

But, if the actionable element is outside of the target div, when the div receives focus the contents are read properly.

Here is a code-pen to test with:

• Full-page version: http://codepen.io/haltersweb/full/YpEWov
• Page with supporting code: http://codepen.io/haltersweb/pen/YpEWov