- From: Ian Hickson <ian@hixie.ch>
- Date: Mon, 12 Oct 2009 11:34:07 +0000 (UTC)
On Sat, 10 Oct 2009, Yuvalik Webdesign wrote: > > In section 3.2.6 (Assistive technologies) it states in the table that > <header> has an implied ARIA role of ?banner?. However, the spec > description of <header> does not comply with the description of the > banner-role in the ARIA-spec. ARIA states: > > ?A region that contains the primary heading or web site title. Most of > the content of a banner is site-oriented, rather than being > page-specific. [...], the author *SHOULD mark no more than _one element_ > with the banner role*.? > > Which makes sense to me, a banner is not a header. In other words, if > <header> implies a banner-role, it may only be used once on a page > unless that role is overridden for additional <header>s. Is this an > oversight in the spec or is this to remain like this? If so, how should > this contradiction be approached by designers/developers. That's an oversight. What would be a better ARIA role to use for <header>? -- Ian Hickson U+1047E )\._.,--....,'``. fL http://ln.hixie.ch/ U+263A /, _.. \ _\ ;`._ ,. Things that are impossible just take longer. `._.-(,_..'--(,_..'`-.;.'
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