ADA Complaint Question 2
scomil808
It seems that we are having issue with the top menus dropdowns where the external links that eqauls '0'. We are having numerous issues with ADA complientcy. Below are some of the errors
Requirement: Menu items that have a dropdown menu include an "aria-haspopup" attribute that equals to "true".
Code snapshots of some failed elements <a href="#" >About</a> <a href="#" >Departments</a> <a href="#" >Programs</a> <a href="#" >More Info</a>
Requirement: Menu items that have a dropdown menu include an "aria-expanded" attribute that equals to "false" that changes to "true" and back when opening or closing the dropdown.
Code snapshots of some failed elements <a href="#" >About</a> <a href="#" >Departments</a> <a href="#" >Programs</a> <a href="#" >More Info</a>
Requirement: Elements that behave as buttons but are built using other tags such as span, div, a or others, should include a "role" attribute that equals to "button".
Code snapshots of some failed elements <a href="#" >About</a> <a href="#" >Departments</a> <a href="#" >Programs</a> <a href="#" >More Info</a>
Any help would be greatly apprciated. Thanks!
Ofi Khan
Accepted AnswerHello scomil808
Please share a screenshot of your issue to understand it better.
Best regards
Paul Frankowski
Accepted AnswerHi, to be honest we don't have quick code fixes for menu. It request deeper code integration. We planned improvments but for upcoming, stable version of Helix Ultimate 2.0.
By now, what I can suggest - maybe instead of external links - use page with links for subpages. OR possibly you would have to find a menu module that is 100% compliant with WCAG / 508 standards and use it instead of our menu.
BTW #1 You have to work also on color contrast, you have 6 errors in "Calling 9-1-1" and bottom area!
BTW #2 You have also accessibility issues with Feature addon, similar as user here: https://www.joomshaper.com/forum/question/1858
were we we discussed the changes that need to be made.
Paul Frankowski
Accepted AnswerIn general full compliance with Accessibility rules is long (and painful for webmasters) process. This topic for book (many were written already), not single forum thread. If you know what I mean.
There are so many variables (spaces betweens objects, colors, size, alt), your website may be OK according to a specific checking tool, but only real users with disabilities can fully verify what is wrong, and such audits cost a lot.
scomil808
Accepted AnswerPaul, As always, thank you very much for your answer. I found a free Joomla plugin that works wonders and can be found here - https://www.equalweb.com/html5/?_id=10842&did=1116&G=10842.
Retake a look at the website, and you will see the icon to the right with ADA functionalities - http://whartonpolice.com/
scomil808
Accepted AnswerPaul, Thank you for getting back to me. I cannot view link https://www.joomshaper.com/forum/question/1858 as I am not authorized to view it.
Scott
