September 2008
XHTML Role Attribute Module
by greut (via)
The attribute describes the role(s) the current element plays in the context of the document. This can be used, for example, by applications and assistive technologies to determine the purpose of an element. This could allow a user to make informed decisions on which actions may be taken on an element and activate the selected action in a device independent way. It could also be used as a mechanism for annotating portions of a document in a domain specific way (e.g., a legal term taxonomy).
how you can improve the definition of what is what. Those roles are present into ARIA.
March 2008
ARIA: Accessible Rich Internet Applications - MDC
by nhoizey & 1 other
ARIA, formerly known as DHTML accessibility, is a standard being developed at W3C - World Wide Web Consortium
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