A type of dialog that contains an alert message, where initial focus goes to an element within the dialog. Description A type of dialog that contains an alert message, where initial focus goes to an element within the dialog. See related alert and dialog. Alert dialogs are used to convey messages to alert the user….
A message with important, and usually time-sensitive, information. Description A type of live region with important, and usually time-sensitive, information. See related alertdialog and status. Alerts are used to convey messages to alert the user. In the case of audio warnings this is an accessible alternative for a hearing-impaired user. The alert role goes…
The main content of a document. Description The main content of a document. This marks the content that is directly related to or expands upon the central topic of the document. The main role is a non-obtrusive alternative for “skip to main content” links, where the navigation option to go to the main content (or…
A form of widget that performs an action but does not receive input data. Note: command is an abstract role. Authors should not use this role in content. Characteristics Is Abstract Superclass Role Subclass Roles Related Concepts Inherited States and Properties Name From References
A type of live region where non-essential information changes frequently. Description A type of live region where non-essential information changes frequently. See related log. Common usages of marquee include stock tickers and ad banners. The primary difference between a marquee and a log is that logs usually have a meaningful order or sequence of important…
In April 2018, WebAIM conducted the Survey of Web Accessibility Practitioners and published the results in the beginning of June. This is a follow-up survey to the one conducted in 2014. The results are quite surprising and in some ways, healthy too. We’ll discuss the results and our take-away in general. Practitioners’ demography 724 practitioners…
