WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices

Hi

 

I've just briefly looked through your authoring practices pages, and I'm
struggling to find any support for my following issue:

 

As a Visually Impaired Person, it can be difficult to find out quickly how
to use a particular page as there can be several forms, or different types
of content.  

 

Is there something equivalent to a role definition for "abstract" where the
page authors could put something like the following text to explain to a
Visually Impaired Person how to use the web page where they are relying on
screen reader technology which includes functionality to jump to page
content based on html tags/aria roles?  For example:

 

                "This page is the second step in the ordering process where
you can select the book(s) you would like to read.  The description of each
book starts with a level 2 header.  The description includes: the title,
author, price, a brief synopsis, and available formats.  If you want to
order the book, click on the link associated with the book title.  If you do
not find the book you are after, please go back to the previous search
page."

 

My issue is that this type of content is not required for people with normal
vision as they can appropriate the entire page content rather than
navigating an HTML element level.

 

Regards

 

Dave Power