Category Archives: landmark roles

Using WAI-ARIA Landmarks – 2013

tl;dr Adding ARIA landmarks to your existing site, or to a site you are developing, provides useful global navigation features and aids understanding of content structure for users. Over time the necessity of explicitly assigning landmarks will lessen as browsers … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, HTML, HTML 5.1, HTML5, landmark roles, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 22 Comments

HTML5 Accessibility Chops: ‘real world’ ARIA landmark use

I tweeted yesterday about initial results of data crunching on ARIA landmark role use on the top 10,000 web sites HTML home page code samples. What I found is very encouraging.

Posted in accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, HTML, HTML5, landmark roles, W3C, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 7 Comments

Latest ARIA landmark support data

Noting that the landmark support test results I conducted back in July 2011 were being tweeted recently, I though it would be good to update the results.

Posted in accessibility testing, Apple, Assistive Technology, ChromeVox, General, HTML5, JAWS, landmark roles, VoiceOver, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes | 5 Comments

Browser & Assistive Technology Tests Redux

I am always looking back through the TPG blog archives to find tests I have done in the past, as often I have forgotten where the tests reside. To remind myself and hopefully provide quick access to some useful resources … Continue reading

Posted in accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, Firefox, Google Chrome, HTML, HTML5, IAccessible2, Internet Explorer, iPad, iPhone, JAWS, landmark roles, MSAA, Opera, Safari, Screen Readers, UI Automation, VoiceOver, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility, Window Eyes | 1 Comment

Accessibility Notes: 2nd August 2011

Bits & Bobs about web accessibility.

Posted in accessibility testing, Assistive Technology, HTML, HTML5, landmark roles, VoiceOver, WAI-ARIA, Web Accessibility | 4 Comments