Why do we need ARIA?
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So what’s the problem?
1.
Widgets are
inaccessible
- Assistive
Technologies (AT) don’t know what they do.
2.
Widgets are rarely keyboard accessible.
3.
Content updated using AJAX is not reported
to AT.
Widgets are inaccessible
- assistive technologies (AT) like screen readers don’t know what they do or what state they are in.
They are rarely keyboard accessible.
Content updated using AJAX is not reported to AT.
