Monthly Archives: February 2011

Comparison of ARIA roles exposed via MSAA and UI Automation in IE9

The Microsoft MSAA API cannot provide mapping for all ARIA roles as it does not have defined roles and properties for all those defined by The ARIA specification, the Microsoft UI Automation API can. UI automation provides exposure of all … Continue reading

Posted in Assistive Technology, HTML5, Internet Explorer, microsoft, MSAA, UI Automation, W3C, WAI-ARIA | 6 Comments

HTML5 Accessibility Chops: the placeholder attribute

The placeholder attribute: The placeholder attribute can be used to place text inside an empty input type=”text” or textarea, the text is removed when the element receives focus.

Posted in Firefox, Google Chrome, HTML, HTML 5, HTML5, Safari, W3C, Web Accessibility | 11 Comments