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Re: Star ratings

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From: Mark Magennis
Date: Oct 26, 2021 9:24AM

For WCAG compliance, as long as the contrasts are sufficient you don't need to provide the rating value in text. But for maximum accessibility it is a good idea to do that if you can.

Be careful to consider the screen reader experience too with respect to how the text (or lack of it) is read. It must be absolutely clear what the rating is and there should be no repetition or unnecessary things read. It is more complex if the stars are buttons that you can use to make a rating, because then the whole thing should give all the information in a coherent way both while tabbing through it and while arrowing through it. It can all be made very coherent with a bit of careful design though.