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From: Angela French
Date: Fri, Nov 02 2012 11:05AM
Subject: can aria-hidden be applied to an <option>tag?
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Can the use of aria-hidden="true" be applied to a single <option> tag in a <select> list, or is that too granular?

Angela French
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State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
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From: Bryan Garaventa
Date: Fri, Nov 02 2012 11:47AM
Subject: Re: can aria-hidden be applied to an <option>tag?
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Probably not, because the browser interprets list items irrespective of
ARIA.

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> Can the use of aria-hidden="true" be applied to a single <option> tag in a
> <select> list, or is that too granular?
>
> Angela French
> Internet Specialist
> State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
> 360-704-4316
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
> http://www.checkoutacollege.com/
>
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