On 10/10/2011 2:02 PM, Grant Bailey wrote:
Hello everyone,
Could someone please clarify whether a site built with jQuery is
consistent with web standards and accessibility, assuming that the
jQuery components: (i) degrade gracefully; and (ii) are not necessary
for essential functions (such as navigation).
I would be grateful for responses as I am confused about screen
reading software: I thought these ignored Javascript but apparently,
some are Javascript-capable. Moreover, as Filament Group point out (in
this article
<http://filamentgroup.com/lab/expand_and_collapse_content_accessibly_with_progressive_enhancement_jquery/>
about collapsible panels), many blind users expect a fully-functioning
website.
Is accessibility normally built in to jQuery or must we add it
ourselves (as Filament Group did)?
I would be grateful for any responses.
Hi Grant.
Generally no you need to add the extra functionality to make the website
accessible as Jquery takes the focus from the main content of the
website and hides it so the Jquery content is in focus, so you need to
make sure all your on focus content has keyboard functions built into it.
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