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Re: why is title attribute necessary on iframes?

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From: Angela French
Date: Dec 15, 2016 10:54AM

Thanks JP, that makes sense now. I wasn't thinking of the crappy 3rd party stuff that comes in that no one wants to read! ;-)

Angela French

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It provides a summarized caption of what the iframe includes. Think of it as a Title element on a page. Without it would you know what this page talks about?

Why is that important? What if the iframe is a 3rd party add that I want to skip? I can hear the title and press the navigation key that would make me skip that iframe and go to something meaningful on the page.

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Subject: [WebAIM] why is title attribute necessary on iframes?

Can someone explain to me, please, what the title attribute does in an iframe for screen reader users? (Success Criteria 4.1.2) What is its importance in making an iframe accessible?

Thank you,


Angela French
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Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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