Expose sections as dialogs for accessibility. #3059
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Previously, screen readers reported nothing when the user switched to a new section. With this change, each section is exposed as a dialog, with the active dialog getting focus. This way, a screen reader will report the content of the new section as if a dialog appeared.
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Any way to move this forward? This PR has been sitting open and unreviewed for several months. |
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I just wanted to comment to say: thanks so much for your contribution, sorry that it took so long to get to addressing it. |
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Previously, screen readers reported nothing when the user switched to a new section. With this change, each section is exposed as a dialog, with the active dialog getting focus. This way, a screen reader will report the content of the new section as if a dialog appeared.
I separated this from #3058 because this one is a bit more controversial, since it messes with focus a tiny bit. Also, I'm totally blind, so I can't confirm whether focusing the sections causes problems visually.