Re: Data Table Sort Feature

Sailesh,
The second grid seems to associate the headers in the first grid, and that
could be due to the use of aria-controls - is that a correct observation?
Some questions -
>It's not clear whether this is an example of incorrect aria use, or maybe
aria overuse. Assuming aria (code) is correctly used, and screen reader is
incorrectly interpreting the code, is it a violation / failure?
> Visually it's a single data table, not structurally. Would it be okay to
suggest in the table summary of the first grid something like, "There are
two tables; this is the first table that hosts header cells. Table data
follows in the second table." Should it then be considered navigable by
screen reader users?
>Is it reasonable to code to specs and not worry about how assistive
technologies would react (in the interim, determine workarounds), knowing
that someday these will eventually merge?
-Devarshi


On Mon, Mar 2, 2015 at 4:49 PM, Sailesh Panchang <sailesh.panchang@deque.com
> wrote:

> Devarshi,
> I am testing with JAWS 16, NVDA 2015.1:
>
> There are two grids and column header row is repeated in both; the
> first has no data rows and the 2nd grid has an empty first row.
> This is confusing in itself.
> Then:
> On loading the page, on grid#1:
> aria-controls=example
> aria-label=Name: activate to sort column descending
> aria-sort=ascending
> Then I sorted the table using age:
> aria-controls=example
> aria-label=Name: activate to sort column ascending
> aria-sort=ascending
> In grid#2:col headers are in row#2  and I see
> aria-controls=example
> aria-label=Age: activate to sort column ascending
> aria-sort=descending
>
> An example of incorrect ARIA use?
> Thanks,
> Sailesh
>
>
> On 3/2/15, Devarshi Pant <devarshipant@gmail.com> wrote:
> > HI All,
> > Can someone test with a screen reader and determine if it announces the
> > sort state of the active column header:
> > http://www.datatables.net/examples/basic_init/scroll_y.html#
> >
> > I get the following results:
> >>JAWS 13 and IE9 convey that headers are sortable but do not announce the
> > states (ascending / descending) once invoked. Note that the active
> > state gets announced on tabbing and then shift tabbing back.
> >>NVDA does not announce the headers.
> > Would be nice to see additional test results.
> > Thanks,
> > Devarshi
> >
>