[Bug 11557] New: Authors should not be allowed to specify roles on elements that they already have by default. It's redundant and encourages authors to add roles in cargo-cult fashion on the theory that this will improve their accessibility. See IRC for proof: http://kr

http://www.w3.org/Bugs/Public/show_bug.cgi?id=11557

           Summary: Authors should not be allowed to specify roles on
                    elements that they already have by default.  It's
                    redundant and encourages authors to add roles in
                    cargo-cult fashion on the theory that this will
                    improve their accessibility.  See IRC for proof:
                    http://kr
           Product: HTML WG
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
               URL: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#tab
                    le-aria-weak
        OS/Version: other
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P3
         Component: HTML5 spec (editor: Ian Hickson)
        AssignedTo: ian@hixie.ch
        ReportedBy: contributor@whatwg.org
         QAContact: public-html-bugzilla@w3.org
                CC: mike@w3.org, public-html-wg-issue-tracking@w3.org,
                    public-html@w3.org


Specification:
http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/multipage/content-models.html
Section: http://www.whatwg.org/specs/web-apps/current-work/#table-aria-weak

Comment:
Authors should not be allowed to specify roles on elements that they already
have by default.  It's redundant and encourages authors to add roles in
cargo-cult fashion on the theory that this will improve their accessibility. 
See IRC for proof: http://krijnhoetmer.nl/irc-logs/whatwg/20101215#l-507

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Received on Wednesday, 15 December 2010 18:36:11 UTC