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Re: why is it so hard to read the aria spec

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From: Lucy GRECO
Date: Oct 29, 2019 3:23PM

peter that does nt mean that the document it self should not be layed
out in a way that makes it more accessible and useable why why why is there
so many headings with the text of note this kind of brakes the hole point
of navigating by hedding
Lucia Greco
Web Accessibility Evangelist
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University of California, Berkeley
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On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 2:08 PM Peter Krautzberger < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hi Lucy,
>
> While the ARIA WG is definitely aware that the spec's readability can be
> improved, the main challenge is probably that the ARIA spec is not
> primarily meant for authors but for browser and AT developers.
>
> To quote the overview at [1]:
>
> "WAI-ARIA 1.1 technical specification [...] is primarily for developers of
> Web browsers, assistive technologies, and other user agents; developers of
> Web technologies (technical specifications); and developers of
> accessibility evaluation tools."
>
> Best,
> Peter.
>
> [1] https://www.w3.org/WAI/standards-guidelines/aria/
>
> Am Di., 29. Okt. 2019 um 21:11 Uhr schrieb Lucy GRECO < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> >:
>
> > this is the page I was looking at
> > https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-1.1/#note
> >
> > yes your link was easy to read much better but i never found the role
> of
> > note there will look more later
> > Lucia Greco
> > Web Accessibility Evangelist
> > IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> > University of California, Berkeley
> > (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
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> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 1:00 PM Colin Osterhout < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Have you checked out the WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices
> > > <https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria-practices-1.1/> as a more practical
> > guide
> > > to authoring using ARIA?
> > >
> > > Colin
> > >
> > > On Tue, Oct 29, 2019 at 11:46 AM Lucy GRECO < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
> > >
> > > > hello: i just was sent a link to to a part of the aria spec and i
> have
> > > to
> > > > say that was a reely horrendous task to read and i never did find
> what
> > i
> > > > needed.
> > > > wile looking throu the page i saw at least 4 heddings at h4 that
> said
> > > > note and i stoped looking at 5 h5 that also were labled note. for
> > crying
> > > > out lowd can't we make this stuff better to read
> > > > Lucia Greco
> > > > Web Accessibility Evangelist
> > > > IST - Architecture, Platforms, and Integration
> > > > University of California, Berkeley
> > > > (510) 289-6008 skype: lucia1-greco
> > > > http://webaccess.berkeley.edu
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> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > >
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