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From: Jonathan Cohn
Date: Feb 20, 2017 2:13PM

But a month table really does not have any row headers to use unless you want to have week numbers. So I don't know what the complaint about scope would be.


Best wishes,

Jonathan Cohn



> On Feb 20, 2017, at 9:34 AM, Mike Barlow < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Oh I agree as a date picker I really like Bikir's. Problem is, the client
> (a Gov't Office) wants a month/week/day view that they can use for
> scheduling, but our/their 508 person keeps telling us that the month/week
> view isn't compliant because the tables don't have scoping/etc. And if we
> can find something that works I'd much prefer that than to go about and try
> redoing the fullcalendar.io month/week views.
>
>
> *Mike Barlow*
> Web Application Developer
> Web Accessibility/Section 508 SME
>
> Lancaster, Pa 17601
> Office: 732.835-7557
> Cell: 732.682.8226
> e-mail: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>
> On Mon, Feb 20, 2017 at 9:28 AM, JP Jamous < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
>> As stated, A11Y doesn't apply to every widget out there. That's why we
>> have WCAG.
>>
>> I tested the calendar that Birkir suggested on computers and mobile
>> devices. As a screen reader user, I was quite impressed. Even iOS 10 that
>> has had issues with some ARIA attributes, performed quite well with it. Why
>> recreate the wheels if you have a solution that works right out of the box?
>>
>> >> >> >> >>
> > > >