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Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text.
Questions & Answers
What does “accessibility node not exposed” mean?
I was checking to make sure an element on my page has an accessible name in Chrome's Developer Tools and under the Computed Properties section of the Accessibility panel, it says "Accessibility node note exposed. Element not interesting for accessibility." What does that mean?
- accessibility node
- hidden content
Is it OK to have a link that looks like a button?
I come across a long of links that look like buttons. Is this OK from an accessibility standpoint?
- buttons
- links
What is the difference between native and custom widgets?
While reading up on WCAG, I noticed the terms "native widgets" and "custom widgets". What's the difference?
- custom widgets
- native widgets
Do I need aria attributes or roles on native elements?
Do I need to add aria attributes on native elements (eg. <button role="button>)?
- aria
- aria attributes
- native elements
How can I make an image act as a button?
I am curious about how to make an image act as a button and ensure it's accessible. Any guidance?
- buttons
- images
What is the difference between legend and label elements?
I'm working on updating my site and have become a little confused about the differences between legend and label elements. Can you explain?
- label
- legend
How is CSS pseudo content treated by screen readers?
I've been told to be aware of CSS pseudo content because of the way it is treated by screen readers. Do you have any guidance?
- CSS
- css psuedo content
How do I know if my websites structure is laid out correctly?
My page looks good visually, but I am not sure if its structure is laid out properly or if I used the right elements. How am I supposed to know if I've done things the "right" way?
- best practices
- building content
- html
- page structure
How do you fix a “suspicious link text” warning in the Wave Scanner?
I ran my page through the wave scanner in chrome and got 'suspicious link text' as a warning. My question is this... how specific do I need to make the text? If I go over the top and make it super specific it goes away...
- best practices
- building content
- html
- wave scanner
Does my site need to be usable if the CSS and javascript doesn’t load?
I've always wondered this but never really known for sure. Let's say none of my CSS or javascript loads. Does the site still need to be usable? I know a lot of really big sites are useless without CSS and javascript so I'm betting the...
- best practices
- CSS
- html
- javascript
- page structure