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From: _mallory
Date: Aug 9, 2016 5:28AM


I'm confused, why is an anchor with a role of "button" better than
a button? I vaguely recall something about working cross-browser...
is there a browser who won't work with real buttons?

_mallory

On Fri, Aug 05, 2016 at 05:15:13PM +0000, Bryan Garaventa wrote:
> I'm glad that helped, we are currently discussing these differences so they can be added to the APG 1.1 document for Accordion, reference
> https://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-aria/2016Jul/0172.html
>
> Going forward, the most accessible implementation recommended for a basic Accordion is the design pattern demonstrated at
> http://whatsock.com/test/w3c/ARIA%20Accordions/demo.htm
>
> Which can be easily implemented using the demo code at
> http://whatsock.com/test/w3c/ARIA%20Accordions.zip
>
> Kind regards,
> Bryan
>
>
> Bryan Garaventa
> Accessibility Fellow
> SSB BART Group, Inc.
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