Large Heydon ColliderPlease, please do not do this:
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Pauxlll Kruczynski@heydon going to print out and send this as embossed card to those asking me to do this
👾 Rene Rehme #39C3@heydon Why would anyone do that at all? It makes no sense
@renereh1 It makes sense if you think screen readers only read ARIA and nothing else in HTML, which sadly seems to be a popular misconception.
@heydon What? I didn't know that! Wtf, then let's burn MDN Web Docs.
Quote: "Note: aria-label is intended for interactive elements or for elements made interactive via other ARIA declarations when there's no visible text in the DOM to serve as a label."
@renereh1 THat's correct. People think that screen readers don't read, like, text at all, or they think aria-label combines with (rather than overrides) the text.
Andrew H – № 2025@heydon as a person who has only been criticized for not knowing what *to* do, where can one learn good AX design without being scolded for at least trying?
@booc0mtaco Most online resources don't scold you. Try Deque, MDN, Inclusive Components.