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Re: mouseover/hover and keyboard accessible expandablemenu?

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Nov 6, 2009 1:05PM

On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Karl Groves
< <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> OK, I think perhaps this conversation has run its course at the moment,
> and hope people can take a quick breather before feelings get hurt.  I've
> been on this list since 2001. This list's longevity is owed largely to the
> general friendliness of the discourse. That's not to say that it has
> always been perfect (nor that I've always been perfect on the list), but I
> hope we can all step back, relax, and move on without further hurt
> feelings.

Agreed. It's often difficult to convey things through text. We're all
on the same team. This is an interesting discussion - and the
differences in opinion really are minor. I apologize for making it
personal and do hope that feelings weren't hurt. This list is a
wonderful resource, even if there is heated discussion and
disagreement at times. Let's not let that discourage participation. I
think it's awesome that we can all share thoughts and listen to each
other in an accessible medium about something we're all so passionate
about.

The menu issue would make a wonderful question for a future WebAIM
survey. I'm still hoping to see details on how to best make such menus
fully accessible - we could maybe incorporate such an example into a
survey for testing.

Jared