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Re: Selects with drop downs

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Mar 14, 2018 4:53PM

On 14/03/2018 20:24, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
> This is where I think we as a community sometimes back off too quick.
> Instead of using perfectly semantic correct HML and make it the
> problem of the browser and assistive technology vendors to translate
> it into usable and accessible experience, (that is their job) we back
> of and do not use those patterns, opting instead for resource
> intensive custom solutions that cannot be shared.

If you don't mind having things on your live site that actually don't
work, or don't work for a specific set of your users, sure...

> This is HTML5, it has been in the spec for years, browsers should support that.
>
> WCAG gives an opt out if we are using native browser settings, e.g.
> for keybord focus (WCAG 2.4.7).
> Shouldn't the same apply to this scenario?

If things aren't "accessibility supported", I don't think that rationale
holds.

P
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