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Today, I wanted to share a post from my friend Ben Myers on [aria-label], [aria-labelledby], and [aria-describedby]: what they do, how they’re different, and when to pick one over the other.
ARIA is a set of HTML attributes designed to tweak how a webpage is exposed to assistive technology. It can be… a lot. There are presently 36 aria-* attributes, each with their own specific or general use cases, their own rules for compatible elements and roles, and their own browser/screenreader support tables. On top of that, they can be hard to keep straight—when should you use
aria-valuenowversusaria-valuetext, oraria-checkedversusaria-selected?I’ve written about ARIA before, but this time, I’d like to hone in on three ARIA attributes that, in my experience, are just similar enough to be confusing:
aria-label,aria-labelledby, andaria-describedby.
If, like me, you know accessibility is important but often find the nuances of it confusing and overwhelming, go check out Ben’s post! It’s a very good read!
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This content originally appeared on Go Make Things and was authored by Go Make Things
Go Make Things | Sciencx (2023-03-24T14:30:00+00:00) ARIA labels and descriptions. Retrieved from https://www.scien.cx/2023/03/24/aria-labels-and-descriptions/
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