Re: Question about proper use of screen readers in 508 testing

On 24/07/2020 17:36, Mike Cleary wrote:
> But I also 
> didn’t know that expand/collapse widgets that don’t have the role of 
> “button” or “link” are WCAG non-conformances.

Yes, for this part, interactive widgets (that are not just static text) 
need to programmatically convey their role. 
https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/#name-role-value

> Some here take a hard line on 
> “button button” because it was found as part of 508 testing, and 508 
> compliance is a contractual obligation, so that’s that. I disagree about 
> that, but I don’t really have the authority when it comes to 
> accessibility; they do.


This, however, is the part where I think most of us here disagree on 
their take. It is *not* an actual failure of WCAG, I'd say. So not a 
failure in light of 508 either. They're going beyond what the standard 
says and saying it fails the standard...but yeh, if there's no actual 
conversation to be had with them about it, then you're probably stuck 
with following their (misguided) interpretation.

P
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