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Re: Iframes: minimum spec

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: May 29, 2019 7:31AM

You could put role="presentation" on the <iframe> element (to
basically hide it from the user). If the user is not supposed to
perceive the iframe as a section of content that is separate from the
page this is probably the best strategy. You should remove the title
attribute from the <iframe> element if you do this, probably also the
<title> element as well. The heading is good enough if the user is not
supposed to perceive the iframe as a separate section.



On 5/29/19, Isabel Holdsworth < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> We're required to deliver some of our content within an iframe - this
> is unfortunately not negotiable.
>
> The iframe has a title attribute, and its document has a <title> tag
> and an h1 heading that all have the same (sometimes long) text, and
> it's very laborious for screenreader users to keep listening to.
> Younger users also find it very confusing.
>
> If the iframe didn't have a title attribute, or if its document didn't
> have a <title> attribute, would it fail WCAG? The content delivered
> inside the iframe is never displayed as a stand-alone page.
>
> Thanks as always, Isabel
> > > > >


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