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Re: Expanding Table rows - Can this be made accessible?

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From: steve@sawczyn.com
Date: May 30, 2023 10:45AM

Hmm, this is an interesting problem, not an impossible one but likely challenging. That said, Adrian Roselli has written a post <https://adrianroselli.com/2019/09/table-with-expando-rows.html> which, I think accomplishes the type of thing you’re trying to accomplish.

Steve


> On May 29, 2023, at 5:29 PM, Laurence Lewis < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> I have been asked to advise on the accessibility requirements for an
> expandable table row. When the row is clicked it expands to show X number
> of additional table rows.
>
>
> I am struggling to work out how to make something like this accessible. I
> thought of the disclosure show/hide pattern and the relevant ARIA and for
> screen reader users perhaps role-description to provide extra information.
>
>
> I built a couple of possible methods. Note these are simple POCs to find
> out whether this can be achieved accessibly.
>
>
> I'd appreciate feedback from A11y Subject Matter Experts (SMEs). Are there
> any accessible tables with this functionality existing, as I have not found
> any, and will either of these methods work? What changes can be implemented
> to make this more accessible? Is this an impossible task :-)
>
>
> Codepen POCs
>
> Expandable rows - non-button method (experimental)
> https://codepen.io/Deafinitive/live/qBJGmgR
>
> Expandable rows - button method (experimental)
>
> https://codepen.io/Deafinitive/live/MWPdmrd
>
>
>
> Laurence Lewis
>
> Accessibility Senior Specialist (Telstra, Brisbane Australia)
> > > >