"Detailed Information" in the Tools Tool LIst

I am pretty sure that this violates SC 2.4.4 in spirit if not in 
letter.  I would definitely advise a client to change it if I audited 
their site.  If you step through the page with a one letter command, in 
this case "b" for button you will get "Detailed Information" repeated 
over and over and it will be context free and lack the button's 
meaning.  Moreover, in this case the button acts as a link to more 
information.  So, it's link purpose is non-unique. I do not think a WAI 
working group should risk violating Level AA.

How to fix it. There is the usual way to hide it visually, but as I 
pointed out I use 500% frequently and the same information loss applies 
for me.  Since most browsers don't support semantic navigation, I often 
turn on NVDA in silent mode.  So the "b" pressed problem applies to me 
as well.  How do we fix it for blind and users with LV.  Why not make 
the additional information visible on focus or on hover.  It is not 
there most of the time, but there when you need it.

Wayne

Received on Friday, 21 November 2014 15:44:09 UTC