Problem/Motivation

Currently, the Views UI employes no specialized ARIA roles to describe the structure of the interface. Moreso than any other UI in Drupal, Views is complex and deserves a bit more attention in terms of how we describe the interface to non-visual and keyboard-only users.

We should look specifically at Widget Roles.

Complex application UIs like GMail make extensive use of these roles and such UIs should be used to mine for examples.

Proposed resolution

This is going to involve some develop-and-test iteration cycles. I don't know if anyone really knows how to do this well, but we can certainly give it our best effort.

Remaining tasks

Propose an initial patch.

User interface changes

Non-visual interactions using a screen reader will be richer and more usable.

API changes

None.

#1806308: Review Views JavaScript + generic modals for accessibility

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Especially with a complex interface like Views UI, this would be beneficial for non-sighted users.

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Issue summary: View changes
Issue tags: +aria

It is good to remember that if we are using the proper HTML5 values then we don't need to also assign an ARIA role to it. Mostly tagging but also including this list of Widget roles to consider.

5.3.2. Widget Roles

The following roles act as standalone user interface widgets or as part of larger, composite widgets.

  • alert
  • alertdialog
  • button
  • checkbox
  • dialog
  • gridcell
  • link
  • log
  • marquee
  • menuitem
  • menuitemcheckbox
  • menuitemradio
  • option
  • progressbar
  • radio
  • scrollbar
  • slider
  • spinbutton
  • status
  • tab
  • tabpanel
  • textbox
  • timer
  • tooltip
  • treeitem

The following roles act as composite user interface widgets. These roles typically act as containers that manage other, contained widgets.

  • combobox
  • grid
  • listbox
  • menu
  • menubar
  • radiogroup
  • tablist
  • tree
  • treegrid
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Issue tags: +wcag412

This sounds like https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/name-role-value

Providing richer semantic content to the Views UI.