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Re: Why are both validation and accessibility tools showing duplicate id's

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From: L Snider
Date: Nov 30, 2022 2:21PM

Hi Brooks,

Thanks for sharing that information. I would have voted against as well, I
personally agree with your reasons. Although they could have just used it
for duplicate IDs only, which can be very important not to mess up.
However, that wasn't to be, sadly.

Cheers

Lisa

On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 4:14 PM Brooks Newton < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hey Lisa,
>
> For what it's worth, I voted against removing SC 4.1.1 Parsing from WCAG
> 2.2 when I was part of the Working Group back in 2019/2020. I left the
> group before that removal was finalized as part of WCAG 2.2.
>
> For me, SC 4.1.1 underscored an implicit commitment on the part of content
> authors, User Agents and Assistive technology to all handle markup
> consistently for the benefit of users with disabilities across time and
> across the software stack. Now, that gossamer thread has been severed.
>
> Brooks
>
> On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 1:21 PM L Snider < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > I find I have to use a couple of different checkers so I can delve into
> the
> > code more, the duplicates exist, I just have to search more sometimes for
> > them. Also try the NU checker, it can show it easier sometimes.
> >
> > It is too bad they took out Parsing from WCAG 2.2 (4.1.1).
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > On Wed, Nov 30, 2022 at 12:08 PM Jim Byrne Accessible Web Design <
> > <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > I'm testing a website and both my accessibility tools and page
> validation
> > > are saying the page has duplicate ids. However when I look at the code
> > the
> > > all look unique to me. Here are just a few examples from W3 page
> > validation:
> > >
> > > ' Duplicate ID gform_wrapper_5.
> > > ' Duplicate ID gform_5.
> > > ' Duplicate ID gform_fields_5.
> > > ' Duplicate ID field_5_1.
> > > ' Duplicate ID input_5_1.
> > > ' Duplicate ID field_5_2.
> > > ' Duplicate ID input_5_2.
> > > ' Duplicate ID input_5_2_3_container.
> > >
> > > They all look unique. No?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > Jm
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > About Jim Byrne
> > > With over two decades of experience Jim Byrne is one of the UK's most
> > > experienced practitioners in the area of accessible web design. Jim
> > > provided feedback during the development of WCAG 2 as part of the Guild
> > of
> > > Accessible Website Designers. He is the author of a number of technical
> > > books, training courses and accessibility guides. Jim was a winner of
> the
> > > equal access category of the Global Bangemann Challenge.
> > >
> > > Jim Byrne: Specialist in Accessible Website Design.
> > >
> > > Web: http://www.jimbyrne.co.uk
> > >
> > > Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/jimbyrnewebdev
> > >
> > > Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thirdsectorwebsitedevelopment
> > >
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