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From: Bryan Garaventa
Date: Oct 22, 2013 4:32PM

The following article may be of assistance: "Why There are Only Two Ways to
Make ARIA Widgets Programmatically Focusable for Screen Reader Users"
https://www.ssbbartgroup.com/blog/2013/10/22/why-there-are-only-two-ways-to-make-aria-widgets-programmatically-focusable-for-screen-reader-users/


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From: "Jennifer Sutton" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
To: "WebAIM Discussion List" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2013 9:51 AM
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] making Select 2 more accessible


> Paul and list:
>
> Paul, thanks for taking a look and offering your advice. I appreciate
> your time.
> I'm passing along your message.
>
> Generally speaking, I'll try not to clutter the list with lots of
> one-off inquiries like this; however, I'd like to note, in passing,
> that more and more of these widgets are being built without
> accessibility knowledge (of ARIA, specifically). Or at least *I'm*
> seeing more and more. And I'm increasingly concerned about the
> ramifications. I know people are working on jQuery, Dojo, and the
> like, but somehow, I am not getting the feeling that we're reaching
> devs where they are.
>
> And of course, it's not just ARIA; it's keyboard navigation, focus,
> and so forth.
>
> I'll continue to do what I can, as I am sure so many of us are, to
> reach out to devs, even if it's just one widget at a time.
>
> Best,
> Jennifer
>
> At 09:05 AM 10/21/2013, you wrote:
>>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
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