- From: Jan Hellbusch <jan@hellbusch.de>
- Date: Wed, 2 May 2018 11:18:17 +0200
- To: <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
Hi Patrick,
> > Actually, this code is doing something different: "Hide something from
> > the accessibility tree (aria-hidden="true"), although it is already
> > hidden ("hidden" hides it from screen and the accessibility tree).
> > Since the hidden property is already doing what aria-hidden="true" is
> > intended to do, aria-hidden="true" is not needed. See also test cases
> > at
> > http://stevefaulkner.github.io/HTML5accessibility/tests/hidden-2016.ht
> > ml
>
> Note that the example given was using aria-hidden="false". So it was a hidden
> element, and the attempt was being made to unhide it from AT.
> Which won't work.
Noted. Do you by any chance have a good reference (such as a "Short note") on why unhiding hidden elements (including elements in subtrees) doesn't work? The question arises quite often and developers try and try again. On
https://developer.paciellogroup.com/blog/2012/05/html5-accessibility-chops-hidden-and-aria-hidden/
it is explained, that aria-hidden="false" is not mapped, but I'm thinking of something like
<div aria-hidden="true">
<p aria-hidden="false">I am hidden from screen readers.</p>
</div>
Jan
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