[Accessibleweb] Discussion about accessibility/usability of mega menus.

[Angela French]

Not sure I want to go down the JS library path.

So, even though an mega menu like this one:  http://www.solidcactus.com/   (see top nav), would not validate, is it accessible?  Can screen readers users understand that the content in the mega menu is associated with the <li>?



From: Lucian DiPeso [mailto:ldipeso at u.washington.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, January 20, 2010 12:04 PM
To: Angela French
Cc: 'accessibleweb at u.washington.edu'
Subject: Re: [Accessibleweb] Discussion about accessibility/usability of mega menus.

YUI menus, as I understand it, are supposed to be semantic and very accessible to those using non-traditional interface devices (including support for the use of the keyboard and, in newer browsers, tags to let screen readers know to treat them as a menu).

http://developer.yahoo.com/yui/menu/

Lucian DiPeso
TIER Web Developer
University of Washington School of Nursing
ldipeso at u.washington.edu




On Jan 20, 2010, at 11:52 AM, Angela French wrote:


Hello,
I am tinkering with the idea of using mega menus (see examples: http://designm.ag/inspiration/mega-menus/ ) on a site redesign we are doing.

I looked at the source code for a number of these type of menus and am concerned that they are not semantically correct, won't validate, and may not be accessible.

I would appreciate the opportunity to engage in a discussion with this group on the subject.

If you know of an example, perhaps on your own site, that is a good one, would you mind sharing the URL?


Thanks,


Angela French
Internet Specialist
State Board for Community and Technical Colleges
360-704-4316
http://www.checkoutacollege.com<http://www.checkoutacollege.com/>

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