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by robin_reala 1163 days ago
As much as I like the idea of checkbox toggled panels, it’s worth pointing out that that technique is inaccessible.
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asimpletune 1163 days ago
Really? Can you explain this a little more? If memory serves I use close/open check boxes that have labels with descriptive aria and IDs. Then toggling one hides itself and reveals the other.
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robin_reala 1163 days ago
Typically you’d want to toggle aria-expanded to give more hints to users as to what’s actually happening. You also can’t trap focus into the menu purely with CSS, at a minimum you’ll need to use some JS to set an inert attribute. More info / examples here: https://adrianroselli.com/2023/03/css-only-widgets-are-inacc...
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account42 1163 days ago
You can do that as progressive enhancement on top of the CSS-only checkbox solution though.
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