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From: Claudia.Case@wellsfargo.com
Date: Jul 8, 2010 2:33PM

Jennifer,
WAI-ARIA includes roles for keyboard-accessible Tooltips, Definitions, and Dialog Tooltips. Below are some good resources related to these ARIA roles.

WAI-ARIA 1.0 | The Roles Model:
Tooltip: http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria/roles#tooltip
Definition: http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria/roles#definition

WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.0 | Design Patterns:
Tooltip: http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria-practices/#tooltip
Dialog Tooltip (in progress): http://www.w3.org/WAI/PF/aria-practices/#dialog_tooltip

DHTML Style Guide:
Tooltip: http://dev.aol.com/dhtml_style_guide#tooltip
Dialog (Tooltip): http://dev.aol.com/dhtml_style_guide#dialogtooltip

Working code examples (recommend using with IE8/Firefox 3.6 and JAWS 11, or higher):
CITA | ARIA Tooltip examples: http://test.cita.illinois.edu/aria/tooltip/index.php
CodeTalks.org | ARIA Tooltip examples: http://wiki.codetalks.org/wiki/index.php/Set_of_ARIA_Test_Cases#Tooltip

Cheers,
Claudia Case


-----Original Message-----
From: Smith, Jennifer (GSL) [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Wednesday, July 07, 2010 2:34 PM
To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Subject: [WebAIM] Interactive Glossary

I've been tasked with a project that includes a request for an
"Interactive Glossary" that would provide a word's definition in a
pop-up window when users hover over a word. The voices in my head tell
me there's not a way to do that and make the definitions accessible. Am
I wrong? Can anyone provide examples or advice on how to create
something like this?



Thanks,

Jen



Jennifer Smith
Multimedia Coordinator
Oklahoma Guaranteed Student Loan Program
Phone: (405) 234-4488
Fax: (405) 234-4583
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