Glossary
Terms used in accessibility research and practice. Each entry has a definition, common aliases, and category tags.
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- Widget Role(also: ARIA Role, Component Role)
- A property that identifies the type and purpose of a user interface element to assistive technologies. Widget roles communicate what a component is (such as a button, checkbox, slider, or tab) so that screen readers and other assistive tools can announce the element correctly…
- Widget accessibility(also: ARIA widget roles, Custom control accessibility)
- The practice of ensuring that interactive user interface components — such as drop-down menus, tab panels, accordions, modal dialogs, and sliders — are operable and perceivable by users of assistive technologies. Widget accessibility requires correct implementation of WAI-ARIA…
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