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Re: does datepicker have to be accessible

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From: Mary Stores
Date: Feb 8, 2011 7:42AM

Hello,

If the date picker isn't accessible, to me having a text box with an
appropriate label like someone said in a previous message is fine. As a
screen reader user, I find it easier to just type in the date as long
as I know what format to put it in. It's much quicker to do it that way
than to use combo boxes to select the month, date and year. And as long
as you have an accessible alternative like that, I don't think you are
violating any guidelines.

Mary

Quoting Accessibility India < <EMAIL REMOVED> >:

> sorry for the blank message.. my typo..
> Yes the date picker also should be accessible. We should not provide
> the users of different abilities in a separate way of interacting with
> the web content. Make the calender icon as a key board focusable
> event. on clicking the calender icon the user should be focus to the
> layer where the calender opens.
> Pic the date and by entering on the date the input field should be
> updated and the focus should come back to the calender icon by closing
> the calander.
> Clear instruction should be given to enter the date in correct format
> in the input field manually.
> Thankyou
> Rakesh
>