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Re: Aria role for "fill in the blank" content

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From: Mallory
Date: Oct 11, 2021 1:55AM

I've built FITBs with actual inputs (so students can type into them). So no roles added manually.

Keep in mind if there's aria-label then the surrounding context cannot label anything.

I made some tests a few years ago, trying different things:
https://stommepoes.nl/work/k-12/fill_in_the_blank.html
https://stommepoes.nl/work/k-12/fill_in_the_blank_tests.html

On Thu, Oct 7, 2021, at 6:03 AM, Liz Thomas wrote:
> Hi all,
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> Looking for some advise on how best to approach "fill-in-the-blank"
> content, for example:
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> The wild things gnashed their terrible______
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> I've used a workaround of role="math" (understanding that this is not
> the correct use of the role. Also to note, this is a visual
> representation of a blank space and not an input field)
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> <p>The wild things gnashed their terrible<span role="math"
> aria-label="insert noun/verb here">___</span></p>
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> Is there an appropriate role for this instance? Or a much better way of
> approaching it?
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