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From: Greg Gamble
Date: Dec 11, 2015 12:03PM
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OK, I found this article by Steve Faulkner
https://specs.webplatform.org/html-aria/webspecs/master/
I understand now ... thanks.
Greg
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OK makes sense .... but if the roles of list and listitem are being used, shouldn't they be in a marked up list in the first place?
Greg
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> From: WebAIM-Forum On Behalf Of Greg Gamble
> Sent: 11 December 2015 18:36
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> I have a nested list ... is it given the same roles as the parent?
It is, but you don't need to use the roles if you're using the HTML ul/li elements.
<ul>
<li>Fruit
<ul>
<li>Apples</li>
<li>Bananas</li>
</ul></li>
<li>Vegetables</li>
</ul>
Or
<div role="list">
<span role="listitem">Fruit>
<div role="list">
<span role="listitem">Apples</span>
<span role="listitem">Bananas</span>
</div></span>
<span role="listitem">Vegetables</span>
</div>
Note: The use of div and span in the second example is arbitrary. You could use all spans or all divs for example.
Léonie.
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