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From: Jim Homme
Date: Fri, Jan 20 2017 12:21PM
Subject: 4.1.2 Question
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Hi,
I want to double ccheck that the logic I'm using to test something prooves that it is broken in applying 4.1.2. I'm saying that it fails. Below is my logic for testing.
· The item is in the first row of a table
· It has a role of table column header
· I can tab to it
· It speaks great messages that tell me what the text is, how the column is sorted, how to work with it, and how to use it.
· It sppeaks clickable, but does not say "button," or "link," or something that would automatically tell me that I can use the keyboard to change it.
· I'm failing it because I feel that the word clickable indicates what I can do to activate it, rather than what it is. I feel that maybe the developer should add a role or in some other way tell me that I can use my screen reader as I am trained to do. Am I being too strict here?
Thanks.
Jim
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From: Steve Green
Date: Fri, Jan 20 2017 12:38PM
Subject: Re: 4.1.2 Question
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I would be inclined to agree. It's difficult to say how to fix it without seeing exactly how the code is written but I would want to see something that conveys the role i.e. that the sort order will change.
This is not a native HTML behaviour so I would also recommend some explanatory text before the table, explaining that the column headers are links that change the sort order. Although this is potentially of benefit to everyone, most clients choose to position it off-screen so it is only presented to screen reader users. However, I don't think it is necessary for WCAG compliance.
Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd
From: Lovely, Brian (CONT)
Date: Fri, Jan 20 2017 12:39PM
Subject: Re: 4.1.2 Question
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I feel a) that it is important to specify the type of interactive element (button or link), and b) that it is important to use the correct element. My take on this is that a link directs the browser to another page, whereas a button performs an action on the current page. As long as you use the correct element in the first place and also apply the correct role (or use a native button or anchor), then the user not only knows the element can be activated, but already has some sense of what to expect when the element is activated.
From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Fri, Jan 20 2017 12:40PM
Subject: Re: 4.1.2 Question
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Jim
No, 4.1.2 states that all actionable elements must have a name, a rol
and a value (though value is broad, sometimes it needs a state).
In your case the elements need role="button". If you can toggle these
elements on and off you have to use aria-pressed="true" when activated
and aria-pressed="false" when not (in which case we call them toggle
buttons).
On 1/20/17, Jim Homme < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Hi,
> I want to double ccheck that the logic I'm using to test something prooves
> that it is broken in applying 4.1.2. I'm saying that it fails. Below is my
> logic for testing.
>
>
> · The item is in the first row of a table
>
> · It has a role of table column header
>
> · I can tab to it
>
> · It speaks great messages that tell me what the text is, how the
> column is sorted, how to work with it, and how to use it.
>
> · It sppeaks clickable, but does not say "button," or "link," or
> something that would automatically tell me that I can use the keyboard to
> change it.
>
> · I'm failing it because I feel that the word clickable indicates
> what I can do to activate it, rather than what it is. I feel that maybe the
> developer should add a role or in some other way tell me that I can use my
> screen reader as I am trained to do. Am I being too strict here?
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
>
>
> =========> Jim Homme,
> Team Lead and Accessibility Consultant,
> Bender HighTest Accessibility Team
> Bender Consulting Services, Inc.,
> 412-787-8567,
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> http://www.benderconsult.com/our%20services/hightest-accessible-technology-solutions
> E+R=O
>
> > > > >
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