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From: Judith Blankman
Date: Jul 12, 2017 1:55PM

Native Android bottom sheets are new to me.

Is there anything we need to be concerned about implementing them on an Android phone? I would like to assume that native = accessible, but would appreciate hearing that from this community.

I found this guidance on do's and don'ts, which can help direct design considerations, not block key elements from view, etc.
https://material.io/guidelines/components/bottom-sheets.html#bottom-sheets-modal-bottom-sheets

My questions:


* Will the screen reader announce the bottom sheet when it pops up? Does focus get moved to it natively?


* Will a screen reader user simply swipe to discover it?


* What is the expected and/or optimal experience?


Thanks!

Judith Blankman