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Just use a button

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827a ◴[] No.45774815[source]
> This element does not announce itself as an interactive element to screen reader users.

Is this actually true nowadays? Given that advice like this is often parrotted by people who don't actually use screen-reading software, I sometimes wonder if this is a situation where we've just been saying this and repeating this advice; meanwhile, screen readers have obviously become sophisticated enough to recognize that a div with an onclick handler on it is probably, you know, clickable and interactive.

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1. isleyaardvark ◴[] No.45775050[source]
Screen readers have and continue to lag in implementing standards designed specifically for accessibility, so I would say they are obviously not sophisticated enough.

(One example: https://heydonworks.com/article/aria-controls-is-poop)