Create landmarks for screen reader
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	Jan 29 2015, 11:28 PM

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http://www.w3.org/WAI/GL/wiki/Using_ARIA_landmarks_to_identify_regions_of_a_page

http://accessibility.oit.ncsu.edu/training/accessibility-handbook/aria-landmarks.html

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Status	Assigned	Task
Resolved	Volker_E	T111117 [EPIC] Enhance accessibility of OOUI & MediaWiki UI library / LSG / MediaWiki General to screen readers and color-deficient users
Resolved	None	T88023 Create landmarks for screen reader
Resolved	• Prtksxna	T104288 Blueprint skin has no footer or replacement (so no copyright)
Resolved	Volker_E	T107213 Blueprint should make use of HTML5 <header> and <main> element with correct ARIA roles

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• violetto created this task.Jan 29 2015, 11:28 PM

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@Prtksxna Connected to T107213?

In T88023#1490228, @Volker_E wrote:

@Prtksxna Connected to T107213?

Surely connected. That particular task doesn't cover all landmarks though, like navigation, search etc.

T107213 introduces role="banner" and role="main" and I've integrated role="navigation" and footer[role="contentinfo"] into the latest patch. role="search" has been included already before.