Re: Aside on the use of ARIA landmark roles

Hi Jason,

This is a great question. Thank you for bringing it to group attention. I
am interested and intend on doing some prototyping and research on this
topic.

Best
Thaddeus
On May 19, 2016 8:01 AM, "White, Jason J" <jjwhite@ets.org> wrote:

> Recent discussion of ARIA landmark roles has concentrated on their
> undeniable value to screen reader users.
>
> However, it would also be interesting and relevant to know whether certain
> users with learning and cognitive disabilities would benefit significantly
> from a tool (hypothetical, as far as I know) for temporarily hiding and
> revealing structural components of a Web page. For example, it could
> display only the "main" content, excluding everything with roles of banner,
> complementary, navigation, etc. until the user chooses to reveal them. It
> could do likewise if the user wishes to focus on, for instance, the
> navigational component while hiding everything else.
>
> What experience, if any, has accumulated in this area?
>
>
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