soundasleep/jquery-dropdown

Keyboard and WAI-ARIA functionality

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#59 opened on Jun 19, 2014

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Description

This is a great dropdown! Unfortunately, I need full keyboard support and eventually WAI-ARIA (http://www.w3.org/WAI/ARIA/) support for USA Section 508 compliance (accessibility). Do you envision adding keyboard and/or ARIA support?

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Research direction
Research WAI ARIA roles and properties for dropdown menus. Implement keyboard event handlers for arrow keys, escape, and focus management.
Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontendaccessibility
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
jQueryJavaScriptAccessibility basics
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50