Re: Question regarding role=directory, the usage and purpose is unclear

Yap, if I look at the code I see role directory on the list in the TOC of 
the ARIA 1.1 spec.
I wonder what AT would do with this. I don't think there is any demand for 
yet one more way to jumpt to a special kind of list. Most screen readers 
do not yet even have a way to jump directly to main. Just revealing that 
the list has role directory would not have any beneficial effect that I 
can think of.

Matt King
IBM Senior Technical Staff Member
I/T Chief Accessibility Strategist
IBM BT/CIO - Global Workforce and Web Process Enablement 
Phone: (503) 578-2329, Tie line: 731-7398
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From:   Shane McCarron <shane@aptest.com>
To:     Joseph Scheuhammer <clown@alum.mit.edu>, 
Cc:     "W3C WAI Protocols & Formats" <public-pfwg@w3.org>
Date:   04/17/2015 08:37 AM
Subject:        Re: Question regarding role=directory, the usage and 
purpose is unclear
Sent by:        ahby@aptest.com





On Fri, Apr 17, 2015 at 9:28 AM, Joseph Scheuhammer <clown@alum.mit.edu> 
wrote:
Hi Shane,

On 2015-04-17 10:22 AM, Shane McCarron wrote:
FWIW^2 ReSpec does this because I assumed a role of directory was 
appropriate there.  Not because anyone told me that was the correct role 
to use.  If it is wrong. someone should let me know!

It's correct.  A "directory" role is applicable to a static table of 
contents made with a nested lists of links, acccording to the spec [1].

Since it's something ReSpec does, does that mean it applies to *all* W3C 
specs, notes, etc. that are built with ReSpec?


Yes.  ReSpec does this in ALL specs. 

-- 
Shane McCarron
Managing Director, Applied Testing and Technology, Inc.