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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: Robert Fentress
Date: Dec 18, 2015 8:29AM

I tend to agree. I guess 4.1.2 would fail, since the aria-hidden property
is not set properly, but it seems like a bit of a stretch, for some reason.

On Fri, Dec 18, 2015 at 8:40 AM, Bourne, Sarah (ITD) <
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> 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.
>
> sb
> Sarah E. Bourne
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