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Are native browser modals like window.confirm, window.alert, and window.prompt accessible, or is it better to implement something custom?










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  • What do you mean with accessible? If you want to give it any style, then no, they are not

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  • Even if screen readers can read these modals'contents, remember they will block your page at least js and in some browsers (e.g Chrome) all UI related content too. These should not be used in modern web.

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  • What do you mean with accessible? If you want to give it any style, then no, they are not

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    @MarceloOrigoni I think the OP is talking about people with disabilities.

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  • Even if screen readers can read these modals'contents, remember they will block your page at least js and in some browsers (e.g Chrome) all UI related content too. These should not be used in modern web.

    – Kaiido
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  • What do you mean with accessible? If you want to give it any style, then no, they are not

    – Marcelo Origoni
    6 hours ago






  • 2





    @MarceloOrigoni I think the OP is talking about people with disabilities.

    – VFDan
    6 hours ago











  • Even if screen readers can read these modals'contents, remember they will block your page at least js and in some browsers (e.g Chrome) all UI related content too. These should not be used in modern web.

    – Kaiido
    4 hours ago

















  • What do you mean with accessible? If you want to give it any style, then no, they are not

    – Marcelo Origoni
    6 hours ago






  • 2





    @MarceloOrigoni I think the OP is talking about people with disabilities.

    – VFDan
    6 hours ago











  • Even if screen readers can read these modals'contents, remember they will block your page at least js and in some browsers (e.g Chrome) all UI related content too. These should not be used in modern web.

    – Kaiido
    4 hours ago
















What do you mean with accessible? If you want to give it any style, then no, they are not

– Marcelo Origoni
6 hours ago





What do you mean with accessible? If you want to give it any style, then no, they are not

– Marcelo Origoni
6 hours ago




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@MarceloOrigoni I think the OP is talking about people with disabilities.

– VFDan
6 hours ago





@MarceloOrigoni I think the OP is talking about people with disabilities.

– VFDan
6 hours ago













Even if screen readers can read these modals'contents, remember they will block your page at least js and in some browsers (e.g Chrome) all UI related content too. These should not be used in modern web.

– Kaiido
4 hours ago





Even if screen readers can read these modals'contents, remember they will block your page at least js and in some browsers (e.g Chrome) all UI related content too. These should not be used in modern web.

– Kaiido
4 hours ago












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There isn't a whole lot of info out there on this, but I believe the answer is yes (for the most part). It seems that previously screen readers didn't have support for alerts/window dialogs but screen readers have come to support these in today's world.



"Although JavaScript pop-up alert boxes were once discouraged by accessibility experts, modern screen readers and browsers provide excellent support for the basic JavaScript alert box."



http://accessibility.psu.edu/scripts/alertboxes/#basic



https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-wai-aria-practices-1.2-20180719/examples/dialog-modal/alertdialog.html



Reading through the w3 documentation, it seems as though it's more preferred to make your own and specify the appropriate aria attributes






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    Update: Read the bottom of this answer. According to this answer, they are accessible to most screen-readers, but not JAWS (which as of this December 2017 article has 46% of the market share. So, 46% of the people using screen-readers uses a screen-reader that does not support window.confirm, so it is probably better to make a custom dialog box with the respective aria-* attributes.




    Edit: According to a comment from Travis J., the github issue shows that is was a Chrome bug, which has been patched. However, if you want to keep support for older versions of Chrome, then you can make a custom dialog box, or just make a custom one if you want to add CSS, make more buttons, etc.




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    • The JAWS github issue for this from 2017, github.com/FreedomScientific/VFO-standards-support/issues/16, indicates it was a chrome bug, which chrome subsequently patched, bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=779501. While using aria attributes are a good idea, I think that the information in the preamble here may be citing old sources.

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    • @TravisJ Thank you, I edited it to add that info.

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    There isn't a whole lot of info out there on this, but I believe the answer is yes (for the most part). It seems that previously screen readers didn't have support for alerts/window dialogs but screen readers have come to support these in today's world.



    "Although JavaScript pop-up alert boxes were once discouraged by accessibility experts, modern screen readers and browsers provide excellent support for the basic JavaScript alert box."



    http://accessibility.psu.edu/scripts/alertboxes/#basic



    https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-wai-aria-practices-1.2-20180719/examples/dialog-modal/alertdialog.html



    Reading through the w3 documentation, it seems as though it's more preferred to make your own and specify the appropriate aria attributes






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      There isn't a whole lot of info out there on this, but I believe the answer is yes (for the most part). It seems that previously screen readers didn't have support for alerts/window dialogs but screen readers have come to support these in today's world.



      "Although JavaScript pop-up alert boxes were once discouraged by accessibility experts, modern screen readers and browsers provide excellent support for the basic JavaScript alert box."



      http://accessibility.psu.edu/scripts/alertboxes/#basic



      https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-wai-aria-practices-1.2-20180719/examples/dialog-modal/alertdialog.html



      Reading through the w3 documentation, it seems as though it's more preferred to make your own and specify the appropriate aria attributes






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        There isn't a whole lot of info out there on this, but I believe the answer is yes (for the most part). It seems that previously screen readers didn't have support for alerts/window dialogs but screen readers have come to support these in today's world.



        "Although JavaScript pop-up alert boxes were once discouraged by accessibility experts, modern screen readers and browsers provide excellent support for the basic JavaScript alert box."



        http://accessibility.psu.edu/scripts/alertboxes/#basic



        https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-wai-aria-practices-1.2-20180719/examples/dialog-modal/alertdialog.html



        Reading through the w3 documentation, it seems as though it's more preferred to make your own and specify the appropriate aria attributes






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        There isn't a whole lot of info out there on this, but I believe the answer is yes (for the most part). It seems that previously screen readers didn't have support for alerts/window dialogs but screen readers have come to support these in today's world.



        "Although JavaScript pop-up alert boxes were once discouraged by accessibility experts, modern screen readers and browsers provide excellent support for the basic JavaScript alert box."



        http://accessibility.psu.edu/scripts/alertboxes/#basic



        https://www.w3.org/TR/2018/WD-wai-aria-practices-1.2-20180719/examples/dialog-modal/alertdialog.html



        Reading through the w3 documentation, it seems as though it's more preferred to make your own and specify the appropriate aria attributes







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            Update: Read the bottom of this answer. According to this answer, they are accessible to most screen-readers, but not JAWS (which as of this December 2017 article has 46% of the market share. So, 46% of the people using screen-readers uses a screen-reader that does not support window.confirm, so it is probably better to make a custom dialog box with the respective aria-* attributes.




            Edit: According to a comment from Travis J., the github issue shows that is was a Chrome bug, which has been patched. However, if you want to keep support for older versions of Chrome, then you can make a custom dialog box, or just make a custom one if you want to add CSS, make more buttons, etc.




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            • The JAWS github issue for this from 2017, github.com/FreedomScientific/VFO-standards-support/issues/16, indicates it was a chrome bug, which chrome subsequently patched, bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=779501. While using aria attributes are a good idea, I think that the information in the preamble here may be citing old sources.

              – Travis J
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            • @TravisJ Thank you, I edited it to add that info.

              – VFDan
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            Update: Read the bottom of this answer. According to this answer, they are accessible to most screen-readers, but not JAWS (which as of this December 2017 article has 46% of the market share. So, 46% of the people using screen-readers uses a screen-reader that does not support window.confirm, so it is probably better to make a custom dialog box with the respective aria-* attributes.




            Edit: According to a comment from Travis J., the github issue shows that is was a Chrome bug, which has been patched. However, if you want to keep support for older versions of Chrome, then you can make a custom dialog box, or just make a custom one if you want to add CSS, make more buttons, etc.




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            • The JAWS github issue for this from 2017, github.com/FreedomScientific/VFO-standards-support/issues/16, indicates it was a chrome bug, which chrome subsequently patched, bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=779501. While using aria attributes are a good idea, I think that the information in the preamble here may be citing old sources.

              – Travis J
              5 hours ago












            • @TravisJ Thank you, I edited it to add that info.

              – VFDan
              4 hours ago













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            Update: Read the bottom of this answer. According to this answer, they are accessible to most screen-readers, but not JAWS (which as of this December 2017 article has 46% of the market share. So, 46% of the people using screen-readers uses a screen-reader that does not support window.confirm, so it is probably better to make a custom dialog box with the respective aria-* attributes.




            Edit: According to a comment from Travis J., the github issue shows that is was a Chrome bug, which has been patched. However, if you want to keep support for older versions of Chrome, then you can make a custom dialog box, or just make a custom one if you want to add CSS, make more buttons, etc.




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            Update: Read the bottom of this answer. According to this answer, they are accessible to most screen-readers, but not JAWS (which as of this December 2017 article has 46% of the market share. So, 46% of the people using screen-readers uses a screen-reader that does not support window.confirm, so it is probably better to make a custom dialog box with the respective aria-* attributes.




            Edit: According to a comment from Travis J., the github issue shows that is was a Chrome bug, which has been patched. However, if you want to keep support for older versions of Chrome, then you can make a custom dialog box, or just make a custom one if you want to add CSS, make more buttons, etc.





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            • The JAWS github issue for this from 2017, github.com/FreedomScientific/VFO-standards-support/issues/16, indicates it was a chrome bug, which chrome subsequently patched, bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=779501. While using aria attributes are a good idea, I think that the information in the preamble here may be citing old sources.

              – Travis J
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            • @TravisJ Thank you, I edited it to add that info.

              – VFDan
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            • The JAWS github issue for this from 2017, github.com/FreedomScientific/VFO-standards-support/issues/16, indicates it was a chrome bug, which chrome subsequently patched, bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=779501. While using aria attributes are a good idea, I think that the information in the preamble here may be citing old sources.

              – Travis J
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            • @TravisJ Thank you, I edited it to add that info.

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            The JAWS github issue for this from 2017, github.com/FreedomScientific/VFO-standards-support/issues/16, indicates it was a chrome bug, which chrome subsequently patched, bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=779501. While using aria attributes are a good idea, I think that the information in the preamble here may be citing old sources.

            – Travis J
            5 hours ago






            The JAWS github issue for this from 2017, github.com/FreedomScientific/VFO-standards-support/issues/16, indicates it was a chrome bug, which chrome subsequently patched, bugs.chromium.org/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=779501. While using aria attributes are a good idea, I think that the information in the preamble here may be citing old sources.

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            @TravisJ Thank you, I edited it to add that info.

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            @TravisJ Thank you, I edited it to add that info.

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