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Expand Up @@ -3117,22 +3117,23 @@ <h2 id="docconformance">
<a>No corresponding role</a>
</p>
<div class="note">
Many, but not all, user agents expose the `summary` element with an implicit ARIA
<code>role=<a href="#index-aria-button">button</a></code>.
The exposed role of a `summary` element can vary depending on the user agent and assistive technology.
</div>
</td>
<td>
<div class="proposed correction">
<p>
<a><strong class="nosupport">No `role`</strong></a> if the `summary` element is a
<a data-cite="html/interactive-elements.html#summary-for-its-parent-details">summary for its parent details</a>.
<a data-cite="html/interactive-elements.html#summary-for-its-parent-details">summary for its parent details</a> element.
</p>
<p>
<a data-cite="wai-aria-1.2#global_states">Global `aria-*` attributes</a>,
`aria-disabled`, and `aria-haspopup` attributes.
</p>
<p>
Otherwise, authors MAY specifiy <a><strong>Any `role`</strong></a>, and any
Otherwise, if the `summary` element is <strong>not</strong> a
<a data-cite="html/interactive-elements.html#summary-for-its-parent-details">summary for its parent details</a>
element, authors MAY specifiy <a><strong>any `role`</strong></a>, and any
<a data-cite="wai-aria-1.2#global_states">global `aria-*` attributes</a>
and any `aria-*` attributes applicable to the allowed roles.
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