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Re: Implementing aria-label

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Sep 16, 2016 8:14AM

What about
<div><p aria-hidden="true">text to be hidden from screen
readers.</p><p class="screenReaderText">text for screen reader
users<</p></div>
I am always worried about this type of construct, aria-hidden should
ideally never be used, or at least the justification has to de damn
good, but you know what you're doing so if you need it, this is one
way to achieve it.


On 9/16/16, Jamous, JP < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Nick,
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> You got it right.
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> The purpose of the element is to convey text to users. That works find for
> sighted users with or without disabilities, but for blind users it is an
> issue. It does not make sense and violates WCAG 1.3.1 Info and
> Relationships.
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> The goal is to mask the onscreen text so the screen reader can make sense
> out of the information being presented.
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> I hope that was clear enough.
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