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Re: Opening modal window without user action

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From: Marc Solomon
Date: Mar 28, 2016 12:38PM

I recently visited the Helen Keller National Center in New York. Prior to my meeting, I reviewed their newly redesigned (hellenkeller.org). First time visitors are presented with a message about website features for customizing the visual appearance of the content. The visible message container has a prominent location in the top left of the screen and all other background content is dimmed. The message content is placed near the top of the DOM so screen reader users discover the message as soon as you start reading the page. There is a Close Menu element at the end of the message that is keyboard operable and clicking outside of the message container also closes it. I am curious to know what others think of this implementation and if it could serve as a model for the types of modals we have been discussing on this thread.

Thanks,
Marc