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Re: Feedback on a table sort implementation

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From: glen walker
Date: Jun 18, 2018 3:24PM

You can certainly have it visible to everyone, although I wouldn't put it
on the button label. Are you thinking of a general statement before the
table that says clicking on the column headers will sort the column? If
I'm an AT user and I tab through the interface, I'll miss that statement
unless it's associated with the button via aria-describedby or a similar
labeling.


On Mon, Jun 18, 2018 at 3:15 PM, Jeremy Echols < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> I agree, but I am leaning toward keeping a unified experience where I
> can. It's less to maintain, less "magic" hidden in the HTML, may help
> users with cognitive disabilities, and doesn't really have to take up much
> space. Is there any accessibility-related con to having the information
> visible to everybody?
>
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> I'm not sure the explanatory text is needed for all users. Sighted users
> have the icon on the button and the arrows are somewhat universally
> understood. But since the icons are hidden from AT, explanatory text is
> needed for AT. That can be via ARIA or a "visually-hidden" or "sr-only"
> class.
> > > at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
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