WAI-ARIA needs an easy introduction

[ After I sent this note to wai@w3.org, I received a note from Shawn
  Henry, suggesting that I send it to this list, as well.  Done.  -r ]


I spent some time looking for an easy introduction to WAI-ARIA, but
didn't find much that seemed useful.  I think more effort needs to be
put into this area, so that potential users don't get discouraged.
See below for details.

-r

The WAI-ARIA Overview (https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/aria.php) says:

 "The WAI-ARIA Primer introduces developers to the accessibility
 problems that WAI-ARIA is intended to solve, the fundamental
 concepts, and the technical approach of WAI-ARIA. This document
 has been retired and replaced by WAI-ARIA Authoring Practices 1.1."

The Authoring Practices document, containing 200 pages of reference
material, is not anything like a suitable replacement for a primer.


This document looked quite approachable, but it is dated (2008) and
the image links are all broken:

 Introduction to WAI ARIA
 https://dev.opera.com/articles/introduction-to-wai-aria/


This document is only useful to Japanese readers:

 Easily Understandable WAI-ARIA (Japanese Edition)
 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B016XKNV9M


I did manage to find this Kindle book, which looks promising:

 Apps For All: Coding Accessible Web Applications
 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00N9UPI32

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Received on Thursday, 28 July 2016 20:50:54 UTC