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Re: Seeking public feedback for W3C ARIA role=form landmark mapping

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Apr 20, 2016 5:57PM

I'd propose to treat the form role the same way the region role is
treated, i.e. to expose it as a landmark only if it has an accessible
name.


On 4/19/16, Bryan Garaventa < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Currently form is already mapped as a subclass of landmark, this would
> simply bump them up in the accessibility API chain.
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> Functionality changes would be noticed most readily using NVDA and Orca,
> which is why we are seeking public feedback as to whether this change is
> desirable.
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> Bryan Garaventa
> Accessibility Fellow
> SSB BART Group, Inc.
> <EMAIL REMOVED>
> 415.624.2709 (o)
> www.SSBBartGroup.com
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