ARIA Techniques

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These WCAG Techniques are currently under review by the Mobile Accessibility Task Force. Any changes marked are a draft and are NOT approved by the Mobile Accessibility Task Force and the WCAG Working Group

Instructions to the Task Force

  1. Select a technique to evaluate.
  2. Read the full technique in the WCAG Techniques
  3. Determine if the technique is applicable to Mobile Accessibility.
    • If the technique is not applicable to mobile accessibility (please use this category sparingly – beware mobile stereotypes):
      • Edit the list below by pasting this string after the technique name:
        <span style="color:#808080;"> (not applicable)  </span>
      • Add your name and date at the end of the same line.
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    • If the technique is applicable but does not require any changes:
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    • If the technique requires changes:
      • Edit the list below by adding double brackets [[ ]] around the number of the technique to make a new wiki page. (Don't include the colon inside the brackets.)
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      • Copy the technique link from the WCAG Techniques page. The link should have the date 20120103 in it.
      • Copy and paste the list below at the top of the page, and enter your comments.
      • Save the new page.
'''Notes on the WCAG Technique Sections'''
* Applicability: PLACEHOLDER
* Description: PLACEHOLDER 
* Examples: PLACEHOLDER 
* Related: PLACEHOLDER
* Tests: PLACEHOLDER 
- NAME and DATE

ARIA Techniques

  • ARIA1: Using the aria-describedby property to provide a descriptive label for input controls
  • ARIA2: Identifying required fields with the aria-required property
  • ARIA3: Identifying valid range information with the aria-valuemin and aria-valuemax properties