- From: Alexander Surkov <surkov.alexander@gmail.com>
- Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2017 14:39:58 -0400
- To: Aaron Leventhal <aleventhal@google.com>
- Cc: Bryan Garaventa <bryan.garaventa@levelaccess.com>, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>, ARIA Working Group <public-aria@w3.org>
- Message-ID: <CA+epNsd=h0RhRX+09BBp_3RFrh9wsVSffNAF74ifSYOEyZz8FA@mail.gmail.com>
+1. The browsers are not expected to expose the hidden content afaik. On Wed, Aug 23, 2017 at 10:27 AM, Aaron Leventhal <aleventhal@google.com> wrote: > I'm in agreement -- my understanding was that the only time hidden content > is exposed is when pointed to by aria-labelledby/describedby. > > You could, however, style a live region offscreen or behind something and > it should be spoken. > > Aaron > > On Tue, Aug 22, 2017 at 1:04 PM Bryan Garaventa < > bryan.garaventa@levelaccess.com> wrote: > >> Thanks, that’s what I thought as well. >> >> >> >> I can’t find anything in the spec that says this however, which makes it >> difficult for me to enter bugs against it. >> >> >> >> >> >> Bryan Garaventa >> >> Accessibility Fellow >> >> Level Access, Inc. >> >> Bryan.Garaventa@LevelAccess.com >> >> 415.624.2709 <(415)%20624-2709> (o) >> >> www.LevelAccess.com >> >> >> >> *From:* Steve Faulkner [mailto:faulkner.steve@gmail.com] >> *Sent:* Saturday, August 19, 2017 12:57 AM >> *To:* Bryan Garaventa <bryan.garaventa@levelaccess.com> >> *Cc:* ARIA Working Group <public-aria@w3.org> >> *Subject:* Re: Clarification regarding live regions and hidden elements >> >> >> >> If an element is meant to be explicitly hidden, should it remain an >> active live region regardless? >> >> >> >> I don't believe it should, but this does not mean that its contents >> cannot be referenced via aria-labelledby/describedby when hidden. >> >> >> -- >> >> Regards >> >> SteveF >> >> Current Standards Work @W3C >> <http://www.paciellogroup.com/blog/2015/03/current-standards-work-at-w3c/> >> >> >> >> On 19 August 2017 at 00:25, Bryan Garaventa <bryan.garaventa@levelaccess. >> com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> Today I was asked whether live regions are allowed on hidden elements, >> and I thought this was a simple no, but in looking at the spec and testing, >> it appears people's understanding of this is all over the map. >> >> E.G An element like a div that includes CSS display:none or >> visibility:hidden, or the HTML5 hidden attribute, or even >> aria-hidden="true". >> >> If an element is meant to be explicitly hidden, should it remain an >> active live region regardless? >> >> Thanks, >> Bryan >> >> >> Bryan Garaventa >> Accessibility Fellow >> Level Access, Inc. >> Bryan.Garaventa@LevelAccess.com >> 415.624.2709 <(415)%20624-2709> (o) >> www.LevelAccess.com >> >> >> >
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