[MGNLUI-4039] As a visually impaired user, I can use AdminCentral with a screen reader Created: 21/Oct/16 Updated: 06/Feb/24 |
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| Status: | Accepted |
| Project: | Magnolia UI |
| Component/s: | admincentral, applauncher, dialogs |
| Affects Version/s: | 5.4.9 |
| Fix Version/s: | None |
| Type: | Epic | Priority: | Neutral |
| Reporter: | Antti Hietala | Assignee: | Unassigned |
| Resolution: | Unresolved | Votes: | 0 |
| Labels: | WAI-ARIA, accessibility, dialog | ||
| Remaining Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
| Time Spent: | Not Specified | ||
| Original Estimate: | Not Specified | ||
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| Epic Name: | Accessibility improvements |
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| Description |
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Further accessibility improvements in AdminCentral. The goal is to make AdminCentral usable by visually impaired users who use a screen reader to navigate the system. This story started in |
| Comments |
| Comment by Jennifer Brehm [ 25/Oct/16 ] |
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The official WAI-ARIA Specs can be found here: https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/aria the most important building blocks are
For the use case of Magnolia 'live regions' especially could be a good helper in improving accessibility through the screen reader: https://www.w3.org/TR/wai-aria/states_and_properties#attrs_liveregions a good example for interactive content can be found in this tutorial article on A List apart: http://alistapart.com/article/accessibility-the-missing-ingredient and a good primer on roles can be found here: |
| Comment by Jennifer Brehm [ 25/Oct/16 ] |
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On the issue of the icon font, here are two good resources on best practices of making icons and icon fonts accessible to screen readers: |