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Re: aria-hidden for content outside modal dialog?

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From: James Nurthen
Date: Oct 16, 2015 4:11PM

So this doesn't say that focusable elements should ignore
aria-hidden="true" but that elements should ignore aria-hidden="true" when
focused.

So, I can put aria-hidden="true" on (for example) a link so long as I
ensure that the link never gets focus (and obviously there has to be
another way for an AT user to access the same functionality in an
equivalent manner)

Regards,
James

On Fri, Oct 16, 2015 at 3:00 PM, Steve Faulkner < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> On 16 October 2015 at 22:05, Sailesh Panchang < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > You wrote: As a side note -- according to the ARIA spec aria-hidden
> > of true should be ignored by user agents and assistive technology when
> > applied to focusable content.
> > Please can you point me to the specs where it says so?
> >
>
> It is not the case that it should be ignored when applied to a focusable
> element, but that the:
>
> Element should not be exposed, unless it is focused or fires an
> > accessibility event.
>
>
> Core Accessibility API Mappings 1.1
> http://www.w3.org/TR/core-aam-1.1/#details-id-94
>
>
>
> --
>
> Regards
>
> SteveF
> Current Standards Work @W3C
> <http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/2015/03/current-standards-work-at-w3c/>;
> > > > >