Hi all, the code below references a hidden div element with a description. The description text string is provided in the accessible description property in MSAA and Ia2 in firefox, should it be given that the div is hidden? <img alt="bottle" aria-describedby="x"> <div aria-hidden="true" style="display:none"> blue bottle with a rusty lid </div> the following from the WAI-ARIA spec [ http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/complete#namecalculation] suggests it is OK. "The text alternative for a given node is computed as follows: 1. Skip hidden <http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/complete#def_hidden>elements unless the author specifies to use them via an aria-labelledby or aria-describedby being used in the current computation. By default, users of assistive technologies<http://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/complete#def_at>won't receive the hidden information, but an author will be able to explicitly override that and include the hidden information. " If so it is a useful method of providing descriptive information for AT users. -- with regards Steve Faulkner Technical Director - TPG Europe Director - Web Accessibility Tools Consortium www.paciellogroup.com | www.wat-c.org Web Accessibility Toolbar - http://www.paciellogroup.com/resources/wat-ie-about.htmlReceived on Friday, 10 September 2010 14:38:38 UTC
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