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From: adam solomon
Date: Feb 8, 2011 3:06AM

Scenario: a textbox meant to have a date written in it. A button next to it
(calendar icon) which opens the datepicker to choose a date. One can enter a
date manually into the textbox, as well. Does the datepicker need to be
accessible, or is it enough that the user can manually enter a date into it
without making use of the datepicker? How should the format of the date to
be entered be communicated to a screen reader user in an unobtrusive manner?
Thanks in advance

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