3. ARIA
• Accessible Rich Internet Applications
• Specification developed by the PFWG of
the W3C’s WAI. Huh?
• Currently published as a Last Call
Working Draft
4. ARIA enhances accessibility of...
• ... dynamic content and AJAX
• ... scripted widgets and interactive controls
• ... keyboard interactions within a web page
Bridges the gap to future versions of HTML/XHTML
10. Because “AJAX” is
not nearly as geeky
as
“XMLHttpRequest... and stuff”
11. Screen Readers and
Dynamic Content
• What interactive objects are
available?
• What properties do they have?
• How do they relate?
• Is what changed important?
13. Landmark Roles
• Banner, search, main, navigation,
complementary, etc.
• Allows instant access to major page
components
• The end of “skip” links?
• What about sighted keyboard users?