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Re: accessibly way to show connection between a noun or pronoun and its antecedent?

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From: glen walker
Date: Oct 26, 2020 3:24PM

Interesting idea, but as Alan said, having a non-interactive element
receive focus can cause confusion.

Also, aria-describedby on a non-semantic element (span) is generally not
supported. See the second last bullet point on
https://www.w3.org/TR/using-aria/#label-support

How are you trying to show this relationship visually?


On Mon, Oct 26, 2020 at 12:45 PM Alan Zaitchik < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

>
> What do you think about this:
>
> <p> In the following paragraph pronouns with disambiguating descriptions
> are marked by a * . Use Tab to access the pronoun description. </p>
>
> <p>John threw <span id="ball_id">the ball</span> to Mary, and Bill caught
> <span tabindex="0" href="javascript:;" aria-label="it *"
> aria-describedby="ball_id">it *</span></p>
>
> <p>Mary threw <span id="rock_id">the rock</span> at John, and John caught
> <span tabindex="0" href="javascript:;" aria-label="it *"
> aria-describedby="rock_id">it *</span></p>
>
>
> I know it's a piece of gross hackery and a pain to create and maintain,
> also bad in that a span is made focusable without any real action... BUT it
> sort of works. If you don't want to hear the pronoun disambiguations you
> just ignore the stars. Otherwise hit Tab.
>
> I guess it would depend on how many occurrences in the document you'd be
> coding this way, who the audience is, and so on.
>
> A
>
> >> On Oct 26, 2020, at 10:13, Mike Warner < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> > Hi all!
> >
> > we're developing material that shows the relationship between nouns or
> > pronouns and their antecedent in a previous sentence. A simple example
> > would be, "Mike threw the ball. Mary caught it." I've been trying to
> > think of an accessible way to show the connection between "ball" and "it"
> > that won't add to the cognitive load. Any suggestions?
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Mike
> >
> > Mike Warner
> > Director of IT Services
> > MindEdge, Inc.
> > > > >