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Re: Where text exists but cannot be read by screenreader - which checkpoint?

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From: Katie Haritos-Shea
Date: Nov 10, 2023 8:53AM

1.3.3 could also be in play because you would be required to see to get the
directions/information

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On Fri, Nov 10, 2023 at 8:35 AM Mark Magennis < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hmmmmm. I hadn't thought of that but I can see the logic is very clear -
> the unread content is information, it's conveyed through presentation (i.e.
> it's visible), and it isn't available to AT.
> > From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > on behalf of
> Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Sent: Friday 10 November 2023 11:52
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED> < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] [EXTERNAL] Re: Where text exists but cannot be read
> by screenreader - which checkpoint?
>
>
>
> On 10/11/2023 10:09, Mark Magennis wrote:
> > This is often something I wonder about. Here's a really simple example.
> >
> > <span>Password<span aria-hidden="true"> not </span>accepted</span>
> >
> > Visually it says "Password not accepted" but a screen reader reads
> "Password accepted". Obviously this is a massive accessibility fail, but is
> it a WCAG violation?
>
> I'd usually slot this under 1.3.1 Info and Relationships, because
> visually the "not" is styled to be visible and readable, but it's not
> programmatically conveyed as such (or rather, it's programmatically
> being suppressed).
>
> P
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