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Re: Marking up a countdown timer

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From: jpi4a11y
Date: Sep 10, 2020 6:03AM

Hello Romaric And all,

To me, regardless of the tools used, accessibility is mostly about communication.

Questions
' How does a screen reader user know the timer control you're implementing exists on the screen?
' How can this control be navigated to easily?

I think you're on the right track.
' As a screen reader user, making me aware of this control and putting it into a semantic element would be primary.
' If you can leverage the built in structure like landmarks, I could quickly and easily access the control as needed
' As I get older, I find adding app/page -specific navigation/shortcuts to my experience adds unnecessary cognitive load: adding one more thing I probably won't remember, and will cause more frustration as I try to remember that special keystroke in one of the 1000's apps/pages I encounter regularly. It may be great for branding, but this could be an anxiety builder for your users.

HTH,
== Joel Isaac