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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion content/patterns/tabs/tabs-pattern.html
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Expand Up @@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ <h2>WAI-ARIA Roles, States, and Properties</h2>
<li>Each element that contains the content panel for a <code>tab</code> has role <a class="role-reference" href="#tabpanel">tabpanel</a>.</li>
<li>
If the tab list has a visible label, the element with role <code>tablist</code> has <a href="#aria-labelledby" class="property-reference">aria-labelledby</a> set to a value that refers to the labelling element.
Otherwise, the <code>tablist</code> element has a label provided by <a href="#aria-label" class="property-reference">aria-label</a>.
Otherwise, the <code>tablist</code> element has an optional name provided by <a href="#aria-label" class="property-reference">aria-label</a>.
</li>
<li>Each element with role <code>tab</code> has the property <a href="#aria-controls" class="property-reference">aria-controls</a> referring to its associated <code>tabpanel</code> element.</li>
<li>The active <code>tab</code> element has the state <a href="#aria-selected" class="state-reference">aria-selected</a> set to <code>true</code> and all other <code>tab</code> elements have it set to <code>false</code>.</li>
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4 changes: 2 additions & 2 deletions content/practices/names-and-descriptions/names-and-descriptions-practice.html
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Expand Up @@ -1360,11 +1360,11 @@ <h2><span id="naming_role_guidance_heading">Accessible Name Guidance by Role</sp
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<a href="#tablist" class="role-reference"><code>tablist</code></a>
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<td>Recommended</td>
<td>Required **only if** a visible label is present</td>
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<li>Helps screen reader users understand the context and purpose of the tablist.</li>
<li>Use <code>aria-labelledby</code> if a visible label is present, otherwise use <code>aria-label</code>.</li>
<li>Use <code>aria-labelledby</code> if a visible label is present, otherwise optionally name with <code>aria-label</code>.</li>
<li>See the <a href="../../patterns/carousel/carousel-pattern.html">Carousel Pattern</a> and <a href="../../patterns/tabs/tabs-pattern.html">Tabs Pattern</a>.</li>
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