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Re: The meaning of 'Change of context' in WCAG 2.0

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From: Duff Johnson
Date: Aug 4, 2013 10:56AM

> In the case of a combobox that changes the language that the page is displayed in, do you consider that a change of context is occurring? In one sense the meaning of the Web page is not changing, but to a person who does not speak the new language it is a profound change from something they understand to something they do not.

Whether the context is changing is one questionÂ… but isn't the real issue whether or not the change was announced (3.2.2)?

If the combobox is appropriately labeled, doesn't it meet this requirement?

I'm not advocating; I'm just curious.

Duff.