Accessible accordion

1. What is accordion accessibility?
2. Are accordions web accessible?
3. Can screen readers read accordions?
4. What is an accordion in UI?

What is accordion accessibility?

An accordion is a vertically stacked set of interactive headings that each contain a title, content snippet, or thumbnail representing a section of content. The headings function as controls that enable users to reveal or hide their associated sections of content.

Are accordions web accessible?

Accordions are also web structures that often require JavaScript to show/hide things based on a user click or focus event. The key to making accordions accessible is to toggle some ARIA properties and states on user click or focus events (e.g. toggle aria-hidden , aria-expanded , etc.).

Can screen readers read accordions?

Accordions can be useful elements for those using screen readers, as they allow users to select and open just the content they want to read.

What is an accordion in UI?

What is an accordion in web design? In web design, an accordion is a type of menu that displays a list of headers stacked on top of one another. When clicked on (or triggered by a keyboard interaction or screen reader), these headers will either reveal or hide associated content.