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Re: should aria-multiselectable be used on accordion group?

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From: Steve Faulkner
Date: Dec 9, 2016 3:46PM

Hi Angela,

role=tablist supports aria-multiselectable according to specification

https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#tablist

It appears that the tool you are using is providing incorrect results,
which unfortunately is not an uncommon occurrence.

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Regards

SteveF
Current Standards Work @W3C
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On 9 December 2016 at 22:03, Angela French < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello,
> I have a group of accordion "panels" on a page where when the panel
> heading is clicked, content is revealed "under" it. The group of panels
> is in this container div: <div class="panel-group" id="accordian"
> role="tablist" aria-multiselectable="true">
>
> I am getting an accessibility error "Invalid WAI-ARIA role, state or
> property " using the accessibility evaluator inside of Siteimprove.
>
> When I look on the web for guidance about the best aria attributes to use
> on expanding content, I get lots of different examples.
>
> It the proper use of aria-multiselectable only on "real" tabs?
>
>
> Angela French
> Internet/Intranet Specialist
> Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
> <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> www.sbctc.edu<;http://www.sbctc.edu/>;
>
> > > > >