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Re: [EXTERNAL] Accessible Carousel Working

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From: Mark Magennis
Date: Jan 5, 2021 9:43AM

Radhika,

There are different types of carousels. The W3C tutorial that Jerra linked to concerns the 'scrolling banner' type carousel that was very popular for a while a few years ago but less so now. That type of carousel displays a constantly changing sequence of items, typically some site feature or product offering, one at a time. Items may be clickable links taking you to a page for that item of may include a number of links. These carousels usually auto-scroll.

Another typical 'carousel' type that is very popular now is the Netflix style carousel which contains a strip of 'cards' representing media items such as movies. The carousel shows maybe 5-12 cards at a time but does not auto-scroll. It has 'Previous' and 'Next' buttons for displaying the previous or next strip. Individual cards are usually clickable and may also contain other clickable items such as an "Add to Favourites" button.

There are similarities and differences and the appropriate keyboard interaction patterns may be different in each case. What kind of carousel are you taking about?

Mark