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Values on alt tags for accessibility
We're working on an online report that uses a lot of graph charts, all of them as images (eg not interactive). I know best practices for alt tags, but was wondering if adding the data of the graph ...
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What tag should you use for the title of a "fixed" dialog? (cookie consent banner, subscribe to notifications, etc.)
For "fixed" dialogs displayed over the page, like a "cookie consent banner" or "subscribe to notifications", what is the recommended tag for the title (e.g. "Your ...
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Wcag 2.1 Success criteria-1.3.6
I am unable to understand the examples available on w3.org, which are:
The links in the navigation of a website are marked up so that users can add their own icons.
Icons on a website are marked up ...
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How to solve UX vs screen reader accessibility problem?
I'm learning web-development and semantic html markup. Recently a tutorial suggested that because "Click here" or "Read more" anchor texts are not so descriptive to visually impaired users depending ...
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Need explanation how Clear input button accessibility works
I've a text input with a clear button (looks like "x"). When clicked, this button will remove all the text from the input:
The markup for this looks like:
<label for="first-name">First name&...
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For Screen Readers: How to markup a group of text items to be read as one item? Should I even try?
How might I mark up the following component in accordance with WCAG 2.1 guidelines, accessibility best practices, and with as much assistive technology compatibility as possible (I don't want to ...
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Where should keyboard focus after closing a dialog with the button opening the dialog removed?
In the UI design, each item panel contains a remove button. If clicking the remove button, a confirmation dialog would prompt. If cancel, the keyboard would focus back to the remove button. If confirm,...
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Should disabled elements be focusable for accessibility purposes?
For example, if we have a set up wizard with 3 steps, and the user is on step 1, should the user be able to focus on the control to continue to the next step, regardless of whether or not that control ...
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What is the benefit of using the HTML5 <time> tag?
I have a web application I am writing the HTML for. In the app I will be displaying a lot of dates and in HTML5 they added a <time> tag. If I wrap all of my dates and times in the <time> ...
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HTML5 small tag font size
In HTML5, the <small> tag "represents side comments such as small print...typically features disclaimers, caveats, legal restrictions, or copyrights." 1
We use this as a footnote to a table, ...
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When is it appropriate to add the HTML5 "autofocus" attribute to a page?
For usability it can be useful to autofocus on something like the search input form on a search page.
Where the primary purpose of a page is to search or add content, it can be appropriate to assume ...
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WAI-ARIA & HTML5 - Why should I favor the latter?
I want to learn more about how to make webpages more accessible, so I've spend the last few hours reading about WAI-ARIA. Still, the whole concept isn't quite clear to me - HTML5 is part of that ...
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What would be more accessible : Un-ordered lists or tables?
I have a page listing the latest blog posts in a pretty standard format, you'd expect to see on any typical blog. At the foot of each post, I have a list showing 'views', 'comments' and 'shares'.
I ...
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Standards for HTML access keys
Wanted to see if anyone has done some research on standard HTML access key. I have notices after doing some research many sites including Apple have incorporated the accesskey="s" on its search box. I ...
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JavaScript and Section 508
I was wondering if someone has an article of common practices a web developer should practice while using JavaScript on a web page, keeping in mind the web page should be Section 508 compliant. I saw ...
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