[MGNLUI-4039] As a visually impaired user, I can use AdminCentral with a screen reader Created: 21/Oct/16  Updated: 06/Feb/24

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   

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 MGNLUI-3418.



 Comments   
Comment by Jennifer Brehm [ 25/Oct/16 ]

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:
https://www.smashingmagazine.com/2014/07/the-wai-forward/

Comment by Jennifer Brehm [ 25/Oct/16 ]

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:
https://www.filamentgroup.com/lab/bulletproof_icon_fonts.html
http://fontawesome.io/accessibility/

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