- From: Patrick H. Lauke <redux@splintered.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 4 Apr 2016 23:00:36 +0100
- To: w3c-wai-gl@w3.org
On 04/04/2016 22:46, David MacDonald wrote: > I would like to introduce a new failure based on this discussion. > > "Failure of 1.3.1 due to visually distinct headers, footers, navigation > bars, main content, or asides providing no ACCESSIBLE NAME (or > ACCESSIBLE DESCRIPTION)" > > WCAG does not require any specific technique to do this (landmarks, html > 5 <nav> etc, and headings could all work), however, in the API the > ACCNAME, or ACCDESCRIPTION need to be populated with meaningful Label > (Name). Personally, I feel making this a blanket failure like that is a bit extreme. What if the visually distinct header only contains the logo for the website? There must be a certain measure of complexity to the elements and the overall page structure, IMO. P -- Patrick H. Lauke www.splintered.co.uk | https://github.com/patrickhlauke http://flickr.com/photos/redux/ | http://redux.deviantart.com twitter: @patrick_h_lauke | skype: patrick_h_lauke
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