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Re: WCAG criterion failed when content can be read screen reader, when it shouldn't be?

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From: Bourne, Sarah (ITD)
Date: Dec 18, 2015 6:40AM

4.1.2 seems more likely to me. But I would consider this a failure of a functional requirement: some users are being shown content that is supposed to be hidden. You happened to notice it because a screen reader was picking it up, but there may other situations where this flaw is evident as well.

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