[wp-trac] [WordPress Trac] #24629: Twenty Thirteen: Some WAI-ARIA roles are implied by elements

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#24629: Twenty Thirteen: Some WAI-ARIA roles are implied by elements
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 Reporter:  gorgoglionemeister  |       Owner:
     Type:  defect (bug)        |      Status:  new
 Priority:  normal              |   Milestone:  Awaiting Review
Component:  Bundled Theme       |     Version:  trunk
 Severity:  normal              |  Resolution:
 Keywords:  a11y-feedback       |
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Comment (by ceo):

 I'll throw my hat in for the "don't drop it" camp as well because of
 exactly what [comment:4 grahamarmfield] noted (emphasis mine):

 > I do think it's too early to drop this ARIA attribute yet. Whilst AT is
 catching up with HTML5, '''some AT is not free (eg JAWS) and may not get
 updated by the user as often as a browser would.'''

 This is very key. While certainly the norm of software is to be as up-to-
 date as possible, AT users very often are running older versions (and have
 outdated equipment, at that) because of the extreme cost.

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