- From: Ian Yang <ian@invigoreight.com>
- Date: Tue, 7 May 2013 23:47:57 +0800
- To: Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com>
- Cc: WAI Interest Group <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
On Tue, May 7, 2013 at 11:35 PM, Steve Faulkner <faulkner.steve@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi Ian, > >> There still need to be an HTML element for subheading/subtitle, >> otherwise screen readers will never have a chance to know the >> subheading/subtitle. > > > since there is no defined subtitle role in accessibility APIs i suggest a > first step would be to see if there is interest in adding one. > > probably a good place to start would be in ARIA you can suggest it on the > wai-xtech mailing list > Imho, introduce a new element is better than introduce a new ARIA role because a new element covers for both HTML semantics and Accessibility. >>> in the second example the album name is also on a new line (which is >>> conveyed to screen reader users) > > >> Could you please explain that? Do you mean screen reader users get >> notified of line breaks in HTML code? > > > screen readers discern line breaks in text on the page, also some browsers > (e.g. firefox) indicate the semantics of an element with display:block style > as IA2 role=paragraph. > > -- > > Regards > > SteveF > HTML 5.1 What if a paragraph is markup by a newbie developer as the following? Will screen readers announce all line breaks? <p> Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. </p> Sincerely, Ian Yang
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