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From: Paul J. Adam
Date: Aug 19, 2014 8:51AM

I agree that there should be an indication for all new windows including modals, light boxes, pop-over dialogs, etc.

Also for expanding and collapsing content.

This is even more important for screen reader users to know the the presence of these dynamic widgets than to know about the new window link indicators because the screen reader informs them when a new window opens but that does not happen with JavaScript widgets.


Paul J. Adam
Accessibility Evangelist
www.deque.com

On Aug 19, 2014, at 9:46 AM, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:

> it's weird that there is not established best practice for opening
> a javascript modal dialog box. Given how inaccessibly the majority of
> them are coded, I would love to know before I click a link if it's going to
> bring one of those up. From a usability point of view, they aren't
> substantially different from a new tab (except that they are often coded
> much worse).
>
> Deborah
>
> On Tue, 19 Aug 2014, Paul J. Adam wrote:
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>> Best practice is to warn all users, sighted and screen reader, to the presence of those new window links or file types links.
>>
>> Simple way to do that is to use a graphical icon for new windows, external links, PDF, doc, xls, etc. so visual users know what it is before clicking on the link and provide a text alternative for those icons so screen reader uses get the same info.
>>
>> Paul J. Adam
>> Accessibility Evangelist
>> www.deque.com
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>> On Aug 19, 2014, at 9:25 AM, Lijewski, Lolly M (DHS) < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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>>> Hello,
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>>> In my last post I asked about opening of windows, but in some browsers, tabs open. So the question is the same, what are the best practices when content opens in a new tab or window?
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>>> Thanks,
>>> Lolly
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