Top "Wai-aria" questions

WAI-ARIA, the Web Accessibility Initiative - Accessible Rich Internet Applications specification suite, defines a way to make web content and web applications more accessible to people with disabilities.

What's the difference between HTML 'hidden' and 'aria-hidden' attributes?

I have been seeing the aria attribute all over while working with Angular Material. Can someone explain to me, what …

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What are these attributes: `aria-labelledby` and `aria-hidden`

Using Bootstrap modal, I've seen these aria attributes a lot, but I never knew how to make use of them. …

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What is HTML5 ARIA?

What is HTML5 ARIA? I do not understand how to implement it.

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The purpose of using "aria-labelledby" on already labeled input elements?

Many ARIA demonstration websites use code such as: <label for="name" id="label-name">Your Name</label> &…

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Accessibility: what can aria-haspopup be used for?

I have it on good authority that aria-haspopup is appropriate for sub-menus (such as a popup context menu or sub-level …

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How to select all elements with particular ARIA value using jQuery?

Given i have a sample page that looks like this: <!DOCTYPE html> <html> <body> &…

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Can someone explain the HTML5 aria-* attribute?

I wanted to know what the aria-* attributes are used for. What values can they have, and are they defined …

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Difference between aria-live="assertive" and aria-live="polite"

Can somebody please elaborate on the difference between aria-live="assertive" and aria-live="polite"? As per my understanding aria-live="assertive" will …

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When to use the disabled attribute vs the aria-disabled attribute for HTML elements?

I'm trying to make a form accessible. Should I make my inputs have both disabled and aria-disabled attributes, or just …

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Best practice to use aria-label as a selector for styling

I am styling a table that has table cells with (non-interactive) checkmarks in it. The checkmark icons are added via …

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