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Re: Font Icons with title / aria-label fail 1.3.1?

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From: Sonja Weckenmann
Date: May 21, 2017 4:54AM

Am 21.05.2017 um 12:25 schrieb Patrick H. Lauke:
> On 21/05/2017 10:59, Sonja Weckenmann wrote:
>> Hallo,
>>
>> I think, Font Icons with title or aria-label meet Success Criterion
>> 1.1.1. (even though it might be better to have a HTML text alternative
>> that is offscreen positioned), right?
>>
>> I'm wondering if 1.3.1 fails when theres only a title or aria-label.
>> - relating to the Test in "F87: Failure of Success Criterion 1.3.1 due
>> to inserting non-decorative content by using :before and :after
>> pseudo-elements and the 'content' property in CSS".
>>
>> It seems to me very strict.
>>
>> How would you rate?
>
> No, because the actual alternative content isn't inserted using the CSS,
> but already present in the HTML. You're not generating the
> title/aria-label/whatever via :before/:after
>

Yes, the content is present in the HTML and provided to assistive
technologies - but not available when you turn off CSS?

Strictly speaking #3 of the Test in F87 is false?

But seems to me, what more matters is that it is not generated via
:before/:after.

Thanks. Sonja