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Re: making Select 2 more accessible

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From: Paul J. Adam
Date: Oct 21, 2013 10:05AM

Ouch! It's a custom "fake" select input with no ARIA at all. They'll have TON of work to do to make this accessible like a native <select> input. I don't think it's worth the effort just because they want a certain look and feel. Native select's on mobile devices are designed to be more usable in that medium, they're also required for accessibility unless you use a good custom select implementation like jQuery Mobile's.

Maybe tell them to copy jQuery Mobile's implementation. That's my advice :)

Paul J. Adam
Accessibility Evangelist
www.deque.com

On Oct 21, 2013, at 10:45 AM, Jennifer Sutton < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Greetings, WebAIM:
>
> Anyone used this:
> Select2:
> <http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/>;http://ivaynberg.github.io/select2/
>
> and improved its accessibility?
>
> I encountered it on a Web site, when trying to place an order for
> merchandise, and I'm working with a developer to try to improve it.
>
> Best,
> Jennifer
>
> > >