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This listing is a compilation of both questions asked in-site and questions related to accessibility themes gathered from different sources (stackoverflow, UX Stack Exchange).

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Clean and accesible Other option (Check box and text box)

Stackoverflow

When I have a set of either check boxes or radio buttons I often need to have an Other choice.

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • html
  • forms
  • accessibility

How to tell screenreader to read a toggled element

Stackoverflow

Instead of adding/removing my different sections to/from the DOM, I'm only hiding them with aria-hidden="true", and unhiding them if certain <a> toggles are clicked.

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • html
  • toggle
  • accessibility
  • wai-aria

WAI-ARIA Roles for Carousels (a.k.a. sliders, slideshows, galleries)

Stackoverflow

What WAI-ARIA roles should be used for carousels, like the one below?

Notes:

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • html
  • accessibility
  • wai-aria

How to prevent Voice Over from reading unaffiliated HTML text (next div)?

Stackoverflow

I have an issue where drilling down into a text field with Control+Option+Shift+Down ends up reading more than what's currently inside of the text field.

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • html
  • osx
  • accessibility
  • wai-aria

How to display a list of links as a drop down select?

Stackoverflow

I want to display a list of links like a drop down select, without losing the semantic if possible. Here's what I tried. The CSS obviously does not work now.

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • html
  • css
  • accessibility
  • semantic-markup

IE issue: wrong tab focus

Stackoverflow

I have a link at the very top of the page called "Skip Navigation", that appears on the screen every time user presses Tab, and if he presses Enter while "Skip Navigation" is in focus, it takes him

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • html
  • css
  • internet-explorer
  • accessibility

Checking if a site is 508 compliant

Stackoverflow

I know the Visual Studio 2012 has an accessibility checker that checks for 508 compliance, but a portion of our content is dynamically generated using JavaScript and jQuery, and as such cannot be c

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • jquery
  • html
  • accessibility
  • section508

How to implement 'Skip to Content' between two frames

Stackoverflow

I am working on a website using frames. The top frame holds the menu items and the bottom frame holds the main content.

How can I href to main frame content section?

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • html
  • iframe
  • vbscript
  • accessibility

Prevent certain elements from receiving focus

Stackoverflow

So I have the following function. What it does is listens for the focus event on all elements.

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • jquery
  • html
  • accessibility

Tooltip, accessibility

Stackoverflow

Building a nice accessible web page is hard. Currently, Im trying to make a tooltip web accessible and I need help. Do you guys have any piece of advice for it?

Tags: 
  • javascript
  • html
  • css
  • accessibility
  • wai-aria