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Re: Role attribute

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From: Geof Collis
Date: Oct 8, 2009 4:45PM

Thanks!

cheers

Geof


At 08:34 AM 10/8/2009, you wrote:
>It is part of the new Accessible Rich Internet Accessibility
>Specification of the W3C:
>
>Links:
>http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/
>http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-primer/
>
>Jon
>
>
>---- Original message ----
> >Date: Thu, 08 Oct 2009 08:31:05 -0400
> >From: Geof Collis < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> >Subject: [WebAIM] Role attribute
> >To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> >
> >Hi All
> >
> >Does anyone have any documentation on the "role" attribute? I've just
> >stepped out of the screen reader wilderness after 7 years, (JAWS4.5
> >and 6.0) into the present(JAWS 10.0) and for the first time I heard
> >the words "landmark " and I'm not sure why I need to hear this, as
> >if my ears aren't already bombarded by enough useless chatter I dont
> >need to hear, so any info on what it's use is would be appreciated.
> >
> >cheers
> >
> >Geof
> >
> >
> >
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