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Re: WCAG 2.0: multiple buttons with the same name accessible

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From: Paul Adam
Date: Nov 19, 2014 10:40AM

Isn't preceding heading no longer allowed for link purpose
determination? Link purpose, button purpose same thing right?

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> On Nov 19, 2014, at 10:40 AM, Bim Egan < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> Hi Rob,
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> In my view the situation you've described would mean that the buttons were
> accessible under WCAG2. This is because there's a heading structure that
> gives context for each of the same-name buttons. The purpose of the
> button is programmatically determinable. Unfortunately, in some screen
> readers this might mean that audible output includes the page title as well
> as the preceding heading, but the context is there, so you've done your job.
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> HTH,
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> Bim
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