Itqualityassurance
- Why disabled buttons are bad?
- Should you use disabled buttons?
- Should disabled buttons be focusable?
- Do screen readers read disabled buttons?
Why disabled buttons are bad?
Bad accessibility
Grey buttons with gray labels can easily fail to meet color contrast recommendations for text. 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).
Should you use disabled buttons?
While designing the UI, avoid using a disabled button as it becomes hard to find out why it is disabled and what should be done to make it enable. It is better to keep buttons enabled all the time and highlight the field if users don't provide the required information.
Should disabled buttons be focusable?
If you need to use disabled buttons, consider ways to make them focusable and useful by also making them more inclusive and providing a way out for customers to send all the details to the customer support.
Do 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.
