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Re: Spans inside headings pauses VoiceOver on iOS

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Date: Jan 9, 2017 6:09AM

Using role="none" makes VoiceOver read the whole text, but you have to
cycle all the spans and listen to the same text multiple times. (This is
the same that happens using role="heading".)

On 9 January 2017 at 13:55, Birkir R. Gunnarsson <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> What about role="none", does that do anything?
> role="text" if it works, is at least a temporary workaround (make sure
> to file an issue with Apple about this for chance of a longer term
> fix).
> role="button" is a bad idea, a button is not allowed inside a link in
> html, and assistive technologies are not going to treat this construct
> consistently.
>
>
>
> On 1/9/17, Øyvind < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > I can confirm that the role="text" trick works. Sadly, it does indeed
> look
> > like it's not in ARIA 1.1 [1].
> >
> > I've tried other roles that may be relevant, but e.g. role="heading" does
> > not work. However, "button" does, which may save me in one case. The
> > downside is that the heading is inside a link, so VoiceOver identifies it
> > all as a button, a heading, and a link (in that order).
> >
> > Seems like I have to choose between the lesser of three evils here, where
> > role="text" may be the least harmful. After all, ARIA 1.0 is the current
> > recommendation, and perhaps VoiceOver changes its behaviour before
> > role="text" is removed from its implementation.
> >
> > Øyvind.
> >
> > [1] https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#role_definitions
> >
> > On 5 January 2017 at 18:34, Jonathan Avila < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > wrote:
> >
> >> > But we have had some success with using role="text".
> >>
> >> I've heard the role of "text" which was proposed for ARIA 1.1 has been
> >> removed from the latest editor's working draft. I'm not sure what the
> >> final decision on it will be.
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> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> >> Behalf Of Graham Armfield
> >> Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2017 12:29 PM
> >> To: WebAIM Discussion List
> >> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Spans inside headings pauses VoiceOver on iOS
> >>
> >> This is also especially annoying when screen reader text is present
> within
> >> a heading.
> >>
> >> But we have had some success with using role="text".
> >>
> >> So try this:
> >> <h2>
> >> <span role="text">
> >> <span class="foo">Today</span>
> >> <span class="bar">4th of January</span>
> >> </span>
> >> </h2>
> >>
> >> Regards
> >> Graham Armfield
> >> > >> > archives
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> >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>
> > > > > > > > > >
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