Hello everyone,
Could someone please clarify whether a site built with jQuery is
consistent with web standards and accessibility, assuming that the
jQuery components: (i) degrade gracefully; and (ii) are not necessary
for essential functions (such as navigation).
I would be grateful for responses as I am confused about screen reading
software: I thought these ignored Javascript but apparently, some are
Javascript-capable. Moreover, as Filament Group point out (in this
article
<http://filamentgroup.com/lab/expand_and_collapse_content_accessibly_with_progressive_enhancement_jquery/>
about collapsible panels), many blind users expect a fully-functioning
website.
Is accessibility normally built in to jQuery or must we add it ourselves
(as Filament Group did)?
I would be grateful for any responses.
Thank you and kind regards,
Grant Bailey
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