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Re: building accessible javascript accordions?

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From: Alastair Campbell
Date: Aug 7, 2013 10:51AM

Sarah Bourne wrote:
> I think the difference here is that "tab" is both a noun and a verb.

That certainly exacerbates the issue, but I think there is a core
issue that users are not expecting a different set of controls.

I'm somewhat reminded of accesskeys as the default controls of the
screenreader are being over-ridden. VoiceOver of OSX (generally)
avoids the issues because you navigate with modifier keys as well as
the arrow keys, so you sort of bypass the imposed controls.

I'm not trying to be critical of the WAI-ARIA design patterns (I'm not
sure how else it could be done), but there is a *massive* gap in
understanding at the moment. Both for developers (how much to apply)
and users (when do the controls change).

I sense a documentation project coming on...

-Alastair