Itqualityassurance
- How do I make my disabled button focusable?
- Can we focus a disabled button?
- Can screen readers read disabled buttons?
- Do disabled buttons need to meet color contrast?
How do I make my disabled button focusable?
Answer. Swap your disabled attribute for aria-disabled="true" . This will allow the element to maintain most of its properties that allow you to interact with it, but still keep its disabled status and announce itself to assistive technology as such.
Can we focus a disabled button?
Sometimes disabled buttons are designed in a way that they cannot be read by a screen reader (buttons are not focusable, and hence users can't reach them with a keyboard).
Can screen readers read disabled buttons?
Screen readers ignore disabled controls, so screen reader users won't hear the message. Add some nearby visible help text for the button. This would work for sighted users, but not necessarily for low vision users or blind users using a screen reader.
Do disabled buttons need to meet color contrast?
The question: Do disabled buttons need to conform to colour contrast guidelines? The answer: No disabled buttons do not need to pass color contrast guidelines.
