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Re: aria-hidden for content outside modal dialog?

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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Oct 16, 2015 6:20PM

> Element should not be exposed, unless it is focused or fires an
> accessibility event.

Steve, thanks for the clarification. This particular issue could still cause problems for users of assistive technology if strict focus management techniques are not used as my initial tests show inconsistent results with screen readers announcing the proper link text when aria-hidden is set to true on a link and you tab to it.

Best Regards,

Jonathan

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