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Re: Datepicker questions - are they useful?

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Nov 2, 2015 10:16AM

Re the Deque University datepicker:
The original idea was to use grid and we expect that would ensure
screen readers going into forms mode.
But at the time we tested it, we did not get the behavior we expected.
To force forms mode we added the application role.
We may need to look at this again, since I think the grid role alone
is sufficient now.



On 11/2/15, Bryan Garaventa < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> A date picker is very useful, especially when it's important to know the day
> of the week or month involved, or when planning months or years in the
> future. This is especially the case with travel sites.
>
> There is another implementation you are welcome to test at
> http://whatsock.com/tsg/Coding%20Arena/ARIA%20Date%20Pickers/ARIA%20Date%20Picker%20(Basic)/demo.htm
> Which supports disabled date ranges, comment notation, date format changing,
> localization support within any language, calendar changing for European
> calendar layout differences, full control over styling across various
> devices, and so on.
>
> The module works as powered by jQuery within the archive at
> https://github.com/accdc/tsg
>
> Or powered by Dojo at
> https://github.com/accdc/tsg-dojo
>
> Or powered by MooTools at
> https://github.com/accdc/tsg-mootools
>
> Sincerely,
> Bryan Garaventa
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf
> Of Mary Elizabeth Sullivan
> Sent: Monday, November 02, 2015 4:57 AM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: [WebAIM] Datepicker questions - are they useful?
>
> Hello,
>
> I have a question about datepickers for the group.
>
> We are looking to create a recommended pattern for a style guide. This style
> guide will influence desktop, responsive and mobile native applications.
>
> Generally we know we want
>
> <label ...>
> <format instructions>
> <input text box>
> <date picker validation>
>
> We obviously will also have to keep error handling in mind. My questions to
> everyone are:
> - do screen reader users enjoy accessible datepickers or do they prefer a
> text box?
> - do keyboard only or zoomtext users enjoy accessible datepickers or do they
> prefer a text box?
> - same question for dragon users
>
> - also for responsive and mobile web, do people like the input typeÚte
> with mobile assistive technologies like VoiceOver and talkback? Switch
> control? Or is the textbox preferred?
>
> - is a sequence of drop downs better?
>
> Lately I've been trying to find a one size fits all option and I really
> haven't found one. It begs the question, what is the most fluid way for
> people to use a date picker. What is the user impact? Are calendar date
> pickers helpful or do they make a simple process more difficult?
>
> Thank you,
>
> Beth
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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