Very interesting discussion Sailesh and David. Thanks too for the links to the web aim discussion and Aria example. I have to confess that my favorite comment was “Often the accessible date-pickers are more work than just typing it in and is something you should consider.” This comes up in the Federal sphere with 508 and the on-going consensus at this point is that a properly labeled text box option is a sufficient alternative to a pop-up date picker. That is not the same judgment call that would be made for a calendar program (where, as Sailesh describes, knowing the day of the week, adjacent appointments, and full keyboard navigation would all be essential). -- Bruce Bailey Accessibility IT Specialist U.S. Access Board 1331 F Street NW, Suite 1000 Washington, DC 20004-1111 202-272-0024 (voice) 202-272-0082 (TTY, shared) 202-272-0081 (Fax, shared) bailey@access-board.gov <mailto:bailey@access-board.gov> Thank you for your questions concerning section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act Amendments of 1998. Section 508 authorizes the Access Board to provide technical assistance to individuals and Federal departments and agencies concerning the requirements of this section. This technical assistance is intended solely as informal guidance and is not a determination of the legal rights or responsibilities of entities subject to section 508.
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