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Re: Mega Menus and WCAG 2.0

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From: Paul J. Adam
Date: Jun 9, 2014 10:37AM

Here's some good info/examples I've collected:

http://pauljadam.com/moderna11y/#menus
http://pauljadam.com/weba11ytesting/#menus

Name, Role, Value, State, e.g. expanded/collapsed state is usually missing, role is usually incorrect. The keyboard interaction should not force them to TAB through every single item in the mega menu to bypass it or get to the specific item they want.

Paul J. Adam
Accessibility Evangelist
www.deque.com

On Jun 9, 2014, at 11:31 AM, Michael Moore < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> We are starting to see an increase in the use of mega menus on many of our
> web sites. I believe that these things are generally usability nightmares,
> particularly for people using screen magnification. What I was wondering is
> if there are some typical WCAG 2.0 failures for these things that I should
> be looking for. I have been checking for keyboard accessibility and good
> focus indication within the menus but wonder if I am missing something else.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Mike
> > >