Skip to main content

Home/ Web Accessibility/ Group items tagged reading

Rss Feed Group items tagged

Filter: All | Bookmarks | Topics Simple Middle
Vernon Fowler

WebAIM: Keyboard Accessibility - Tabindex - 0 views

webaim.org/...tabindex

DIG252 keyboard accessibility navigation focus html

shared by Vernon Fowler on 20 Aug 14 - No Cached
  • tabindex="0" and tabindex="-1" have special meaning and provide distinct functionality in HTML. A value of 0 indicates that the element should be placed in the default navigation order. This allows elements that are not natively focusable (such as <div>, <span>, and <p>) to receive keyboard focus. Of course one should generally use links and form controls for all interactive elements, but this does allow other elements to be focusable and trigger interaction.
  • A value of 0 indicates that the element should be placed in the default navigation order. This allows elements that are not natively focusable (such as <div>, <span>, and <p>) to receive keyboard focus.
  • A tabindex="-1" value removes the element from the default navigation flow (i.e., a user cannot tab to it), but it allows it to receive programmatic focus, meaning focus can be set to it from a link or with scripting. This can be very useful for elements that should not be tabbed to, but that may need to have focus set to them. A good example is a modal dialog window - when opened, focus should be set to the dialog so a screen reader will begin reading and the keyboard will begin navigating within the dialog. Because the dialog (probably just a <div> element) is not focusable by default, assigning it tabindex="-1" allows focus to be set to it with scripting when it is presented.
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • A value of -1 can also be useful in complex widgets and menus that utilize arrow keys or other shortcut keys to ensure that only one element within the widget is navigable with the tab key, but still allow focus to be set on other components within the widget.
Vernon Fowler

Prettier Accessible Forms · An A List Apart Article - 0 views

alistapart.com/...prettyaccessibleforms

accessibility formdesign forms screenreaders

shared by Vernon Fowler on 09 Feb 19 - No Cached
  • The fieldset element allows us to group form controls into logical, related “chunks.” legend then allows us to add a caption to that fieldset, which helps users understand the context of the form controls contained within that fieldset. In some screen readers, the legend is associated with each form control within a fieldset and is read out after each tab of the keyboard, so that a particular control can always be referenced back to its legend.
  • Vernon Fowler on 09 Feb 19
     
    "The most important part of a form is the HTML we use to build it. Fortunately, HTML gives us a nice assortment of tags to build our forms in an accessible way. These are fieldset, legend, and label."
Vernon Fowler

WebAIM: Links and Hypertext - Link Text and Appearance - 0 views

webaim.org/...link_text

links hypertext link text accessibility usability UX webdesign

shared by Vernon Fowler on 26 Mar 14 - No Cached
  • links are more useful when they make sense out of context
  • In most cases, it is better to use human-readable text instead of the URL.
  • The alternative text should convey the content of the image and the function of the link. In most cases, the content of the image and function of the link are the same, so this text can be very succinct (e.g, alt="Products").
  • ...6 more annotations...
  • When images are used as links, the alternative text performs the function of link text.
  • on both mouse hover and keyboard focus
  • they are also accustomed to seeing tabs and main navigational features (oftentimes created as graphics rather than text) without underlining. In these cases, the linked items should be designed so it is apparent that the user can click on them to perform an action.
  • Authors should avoid non-informative link phrases such as: click here here more read more link to [some link destination] info
  • adjacent links should have adequate whitespace (such as link CSS margins) between them to minimize users inadvertently clicking the wrong link
  • an alphabetical index may use each individual letter of the alphabet as a link
Sandra Earl

The Accessible iPhone 3GS-- The Mac-cessibility Network - News [Lioncourt.com] - 1 views

www.lioncourt.com/...the-accessible-iphone-3gs

accessibility apple VoiceOver mobile reading

shared by Sandra Earl on 12 Oct 10 - Cached
  • There are two basic methods of operation for VoiceOver. One involves sliding your finger around the screen and allowing VoiceOver to announce what you’re touching. Double tapping the item you are touching, or else tapping a second finger down on the screen while touching it, will activate that item.
Sandra Earl

50+ Readability Resources Related To Cognitive Web Accessibility « Clear Helper - 2 views

clearhelper.wordpress.com/...to-cognitive-web-accessibility

cognitive readability resources reading accessibility

shared by Sandra Earl on 12 Oct 10 - Cached
  • shereekrause on 12 Mar 22
     
    Thanks for sharing these! Great resource!
« First ‹ Previous 61 - 65 of 65
Showing 20▼ items per page