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| ARIA Role | Expected or Suggested Behaviour | JAWS 9 | JAWS 10 | JAWS 11/12/13 | NVDA 2011.2 | VoiceOver on OSx Lion | Voiceover (iPhone 4 and iPad 2) | ChromeVox on Chrome OS | Window Eyes 7.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [application] A region declared as a web application, as opposed to a web document. | landmark announced + keyboard/touch navigation | not supported | not supported | "application landmark" | not supported | "Entering / Leaving application landmark" | "landmark start/end" | "application" | not supported |
| [banner] A region that contains the primary heading or Web site title. Most of the content of a banner is site-oriented, rather than being page-specific. Site-oriented content typically includes things such as the logo of the site sponsor, the main heading for the page, and site-specific search tool. Typically this appears at the top of the page spanning the full width. | landmark announced + keyboard/touch navigation | "banner landmark" note: no keyboard support |
"banner landmark" | "banner landmark" | "banner landmark" | "Entering / Leaving banner landmark" | "landmark start/end" | "banner" | not supported |
| [complementary] Any section of the document that supports but is separable from the main content, but is meaningful on its own even when separated from it | landmark announced + keyboard/touch navigation | not supported | "complementary landmark" | "complementary landmark" | "complementary landmark" | "Entering / Leaving complementary landmark" | "landmark start/end" | "complementary" | not supported |
| [contentinfo] Meta information which applies to the first immediate ancestor whose role is not presentation. In the context of the page this would apply to a section or the page of which it is the child. For example, footnotes, copyrights, links to privacy statements, etc. would belong here. | landmark announced + keyboard/touch navigation | "content info landmark" note: no keyboard support |
"contentinfo landmark" | "contentinfo landmark" | "contentinfo landmark" | "Entering / Leaving content landmark" | "landmark start/end" | "contentinfo" | not supported |
| [form] A landmark region that contains a collection of items and objects that, as a whole, combine to create a form. | landmark announced + keyboard/touch navigation | not supported | not supported | "form landmark" | not supported | not supported | not supported | "form" | not supported |
| [main] Main content in a document. This marks the content that is directly related to or expands upon the central topic of the page. | landmark announced + keyboard/touch navigation | "main landmark" note: no keyboard support |
"main landmark" | "main landmark" | "main landmark" | "Entering / Leaving main landmark" | "landmark start/end" | "main" | not supported |
| [navigation] A collection of links suitable for use when navigating the document or related documents. | landmark announced + keyboard/touch navigation | "navigation landmark" note: no keyboard support |
"navigation landmark" | "navigation landmark" | "navigation landmark" | "Entering / Leaving naviagtion landmark" | "landmark start/end" | "navigation" | not supported |
| [search] The search tool of a web document. This is typically a form used to submit search requests about the site or to a more general Internet search service. | landmark announced + keyboard/touch navigation | "search landmark" note: no keyboard support |
"search landmark" | "search landmark" | "search landmark" | "Entering / Leaving search landmark" | "landmark start/end" | "search" | not supported |
Author: steve faulkner The Paciello Group
contact: [email protected]
Updated: 21/11/2011