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Re: Accessible jQuery UI DatePicker

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From: Bryan Garaventa
Date: Sep 30, 2013 11:27AM

Thanks, that's great to know. Hopefully the article originally referenced
can be updated to reflect that this is occurring to prevent confusion.

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From: "Scott González" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Monday, September 30, 2013 7:59 AM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Accessible jQuery UI DatePicker


> FYI: The jQuery UI Datepicker widget is currently being rewritten from
> scratch and will have better accessibility after the rewrite.
>
>
> On Thu, Sep 26, 2013 at 4:05 PM, Jennifer Sutton
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:
>
>> I thought I'd pass along this link for those who may be interested in
>> building and testing this date picker.
>>
>> Accessible jQuery UI DatePicker
>> <http://www.deque.com/accessible-jquery-ui-datepicker>;
>> http://www.deque.com/accessible-jquery-ui-datepicker
>>
>>
>>
>> I wonder if it would work for those who use Dragon Naturally
>> Speaking, or other similar software.
>>
>> I worry that some of the work with JQuery could become so screen
>> reader-centric that other disabilities may not be addressed.
>> But I'm confident that those who will be involved in the upcoming
>> event will consider all access needs, as much as possible.
>>
>> Best,
>> Jennifer
>>
>> >> >> >>
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