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From: Henny Swan
Date: Nov 30, 2012 12:10AM

Jesse, you asked:

"On a separate note, does anyone know what constitutes a Section, Landmark,
or Header (as far as the Rotor is concerned) in a native app?"

Up until iOS 6 a header could only be assigned to the screen title for
native apps however iOS 6 introduces the UIAccessibilityTraitHeader which
can now be assigned to elements other than the screen title. I've not
tested this in the wild however.

What is listed in the Web Rotor for web and native apps changes dependant
on the environment and the option to select a Landmark via the Rotor when
in a native app isn't there. In fact quite a lot isn't there that I'd
expect to be there. I don't have Section listed as an option in Web Rotor
but have a feeling I might have seen this before (am on iOS6). I would
imagine this navigates between containers.

Many thanks, Henny


On 29 November 2012 20:48, Bourne, Sarah (ITD) < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> Bryan, do you think that is because the ARIA role is superseding (and
> suppressing) the native OL/LI role?
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> Director of Assistive Technology &
> Mass.Gov Chief Technology Strategist
> Information Technology Division
> Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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