Comments on: How to Maintain Accessibility When Using jQuery http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery Pragmatic design and tech Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:42:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Evan http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-129 Evan Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:21:44 +0000 http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-129 @Ruby I'm not sure. Try asking the Google group that David Bolter posted. The people there seem to be a great resource for this kind of thing. @Ruby
I’m not sure. Try asking the Google group that David Bolter posted. The people there seem to be a great resource for this kind of thing.

]]> By: Ruby http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-128 Ruby Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:10:23 +0000 http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-128 Any idea how to make this really accessible so that it can interact with the keyboard? In other words, so that a site visitor who is unable to use a mouse can tab into the menu and select items via keyboard? Any idea how to make this really accessible so that it can interact with the keyboard? In other words, so that a site visitor who is unable to use a mouse can tab into the menu and select items via keyboard?

]]> By: David Bolter http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-119 David Bolter Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:19:40 +0000 http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-119 Nice post. Thought you might be interested in joining our growing jQuery accessibility community: http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-a11y cheers, D Nice post. Thought you might be interested in joining our growing jQuery accessibility community: http://groups.google.com/group/jquery-a11y
cheers,
D

]]> By: Evan http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-118 Evan Thu, 20 Mar 2008 02:57:28 +0000 http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-118 Cool. Thanks for the tip, David. That could be used to solve many more problems other than accordion, too. I'll have to play around with it some. Cool. Thanks for the tip, David. That could be used to solve many more problems other than accordion, too. I’ll have to play around with it some.

]]> By: David http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-116 David Wed, 19 Mar 2008 22:46:06 +0000 http://evanmeagher.net/2008/03/how-to-use-maintain-accessibility-when-using-jquery#comment-116 One simple way to maintain degradability is to make a habit of switching classes before turning on the jQuery, f.ex: <code> $('ul.list_original').removeClass('list_original').addClass('list_jquery').doSomething(function() { // jquery operations here }); </code> This way, you can apply as many display:none to ul.list_jquery as you like since it will not affect the original list display. One simple way to maintain degradability is to make a habit of switching classes before turning on the jQuery, f.ex:


$('ul.list_original').removeClass('list_original').addClass('list_jquery').doSomething(function() {
// jquery operations here
});

This way, you can apply as many display:none to ul.list_jquery as you like since it will not affect the original list display.

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