yeah the whole ARIA thing has always confused me
"this is how to build accessibly" ... "but omg don't use it!"
frustration is thrown at well meaning developers who try, but the web platform equally fumbles, it shouldn't be this difficult
https://www.stefanjudis.com/notes/notes-on-relying-on-the-aria-authoring-practices-guide/
Notes on relying on the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide
Many people treat the ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG) as source of truth about building accessible websites and implementing accessible components and widgets. Eric highlights why the guide isn't the source of truth and why it never was supposed to be.
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Stefan Judis@stefan@front-end.social