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Re: Displaying Content based on previous selection

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From: Joe Chidzik
Date: Sep 28, 2016 5:05AM

I agree with Birkir: if the new content appears naturally in the focus, and reading order, after the users current position, screenreader users would then naturally encounter this new content by continuing to arrow down the page. The question may benefit from additional wording describing the behaviour to users e.g.

Please select from the following options. Another question will appear once you have selected an option.
Option 1
Option 2
Etc

In this way, you won't need any aria alerts, live regions etc. Instead, by informing users that new content is going to be displayed, you will be prompting them to explore and find it themselves.

I expect most users would encounter the new content anyway through exploration, but this would help prompt those who may not.

Joe

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