accessibility-issues-resolved

<entry-title>accessibility resolved issues</entry-title>

resolved issues

Accessibility issues that are resolved but may have outstanding to-do items.

As issues are resolved, they will be moved from the accessibility issues list to this section.

As actions are taken according to the resolutions noted in the issues, they are moved to accessibility-issues-closed.

Resolved issues that were raised in 2006.

1. Use of 'abbr' in microformats
  - Resolved: Previously accessibility-harmful uses of the abbr-design-pattern should now use the value-class-pattern. to-do document accordingly on abbr-design-pattern page in a section warning about potentially accessibility-harmful uses and accessible techniques to use instead. - Tantek

Resolved issues that were raised in 2007.

resolved issue 2007-04-27 raised by JamesCraig, BruceLawson. abbr-design-pattern related issue.

1. Web Standards Project ATF article and discussion about why some instances of the abbr-design-pattern are bad for accessibility.'
  - Resolved: Previously accessibility-harmful uses of the abbr-design-pattern should now use the value-class-pattern. to-do document accordingly on abbr-design-pattern

--BenWard 22:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)

resolved issue 2007-04-28 raised by PatrickLauke
1. although nominally empty, hyperlink includes still present in tab cycle of major browsers, proving to be a problem for keyboard users (including users of screen readers)
2. JAWS 7.0 testing not conclusive to ascertain compatibility in other major screen readers.
  - ACCEPTED. to-do: document as a known issue with the include-pattern.
  - RESOLVED. to-do: deprecate include-pattern in microformats-2 accordingly in preference for using the itemref attribute. - Tantek

Resolved issues that were raised in 2008.

resolved issue 2008-05-21 raised by Charles Belov. abbr-design-pattern related issue.

1. ISO dates are not conceptually friendly to non-technical persons creating a web page manually.
  - An alternate encoding which I believe would be accessible would be as follows:

Monday, May 16, 2008, 2:31pm<abbr class="dtstart"
style="display:none" title="2008-05-16T14:31:00-0700"></abbr>

Charles Belov 13:35, 21 May 2008 (PDT)

1. - ISSUE ACCEPTED, ALTERNATE REJECTED.: Previously accessibility-harmful uses of the abbr-design-pattern should now use the value-class-pattern. --BenWard 22:44, 15 May 2009 (UTC)
  - to-do document accordingly on abbr-design-pattern.