WebAIM - Web Accessibility In Mind

E-mail List Archives

Re: Netflix style carousel - navigating with arrow keys

for

From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Dec 8, 2023 3:39AM

On 07/12/2023 21:33, Sonja Weckenmann wrote:
...
> However, it does not work using a screen reader, because the screen
> reader does not automatically switch to application mode when focusing
> the widget. What would be the best solution for this?

Not sure about "best", but conceptually it sounds like each carousel is
a role="listbox" and each card is a role="option" ... this should kick
SRs into forms mode.

P
--
Patrick H. Lauke

* https://www.splintered.co.uk/
* https://github.com/patrickhlauke
* https://flickr.com/photos/redux/
* https://mastodon.social/@patrick_h_lauke