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From: Mike Warner
Date: Mon, Apr 14 2025 8:19AM
Subject: WebAIM-Forum Digest, Vol 241, Issue 11
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Thanks, both of you. I'm not planning to use a gesture, but wanted to see
if one was already in place so I could let our learners use it. Good to
know that there is no gesture to close a dialog on a web page.

Mike

Mike Warner
Director of IT Services
MindEdge Learning

Date: Sat, 12 Apr 2025 17:18:33 +0000
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] what's the expected way to close a modal dialog
> in a web page using a mobile device with screen reader?
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> Hello Mike:
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> The two-finger scrub operation in iOS is to execute the "Back" function,
> not a "Close" function on a modal dialog.
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> Rick
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> Rick Blair (he/him/his)
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> Date: Sun, 13 Apr 2025 07:38:16 +0000
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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] what's the expected way to close a modal dialog
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> I would be careful with gestures to implement any navigational
> functionality. I have witnessed a feature in many native and web apps, like
> YouTube Music, where swiping left to right moves to the next song. While
> this approach might be nice for certain users, it backfires on screen
> reader users who use left to right and right to left gestures to navigate
> forward and backwards through controls.
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> I would not encourage overriding any default OS functionality to achieve a
> native or web app functionality. It does not benefit users, rather it works
> against default navigation functionalities with different screen readers
> and operating systems.
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> Stick to the Close button that would hide the modal and sets the focus
> back on the button that actuated that modal. That is the proper execution
> that users expect and that WCAG focuses on in its guidelines.
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From: Mary Luczki
Date: Mon, Apr 21 2025 10:33AM
Subject: Re: WebAIM-Forum Digest, Vol 241, Issue 18
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The ADA Title II updates now require that materials, emails, apps, third
party apps, websites, SM, etc be 100% accessible. The deadline is in 2026
for institutions that serve over 50k of the population, 2027 for those that
serve less than 50k people. My school serves the entire state, so our
deadline is April 24, 2026.

Mary


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> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] University Resources
> Hey Brian,
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> I’m not familiar with every detail, but in US law universities aren’t
> required to make all their materials accessible—mostly because it’s
> expensive. Even digitizing modern resources can be a big lift, let alone a
> 12th‑century manuscript. With the sheer volume of items they hold, it would
> be financially crippling to do it all.
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> That said, if a professor uses something in their course or a student
> needs a resource for their studies, the university must provide an
> accessible version. The idea is that students with disabilities should have
> equivalent access to any materials, whether they’re in‑house or external.
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> Best regards,
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> Zjef Herwig
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