[Bug 10448] Consider broadening the set of allowed roles for command elements

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=10448

Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Leif Halvard Silli <xn--mlform-iua@xn--mlform-iua.no> 2010-10-02 07:05:07 UTC ---
(In reply to comment #4)

> I really don't understand the motivation here. How do any of these suggestions
> improve accessibility?

Consentrating on the anchor element:  It improves accessibility by sending
relevant information to the user.

An <a> element that doesn't take you to another location but instead activates
a player is better presented to AT as a button. 

That is how Yahoo's media player works (http://mediaplayer.yahoo.com/)
The Yahoo Media Player is simply a script which turns all the MP3 links into
player buttons.
And it was recently hailed as the most accessible solutio for uas which doesn't
support <audio>:
http://terrillthompson.blogspot.com/2010/09/quest-for-accessible-flash-mp3-player.html

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Received on Saturday, 2 October 2010 07:05:09 UTC