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docs/content/api/index.ngdoc

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## {@link ngAria ngAria}
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Use ngAria to inject common accessibility attributes into directives and improve the experience for users with disabilities.
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<div class="alert alert-info">Include the **angular-aria.js** file and set ngAria as a dependency for this to work in your application.</div>
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<table class="definition-table spaced">
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<tr>
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<td>
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{@link ngAria#service Services}
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</td>
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<td>
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<p>
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The {@link ngAria.$aria $aria} service contains helper methods for applying ARIA attributes to HTML.
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<p>
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{@link ngAria.$ariaProvider $ariaProvider} is used for configuring ARIA attributes.
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</p>
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</td>
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</tr>
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</table>
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## {@link ngResource ngResource}
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docs/content/guide/accessibility.ngdoc

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##Including ngAria
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Using ngAria is as simple as requiring the ngAria module in your application. ngAria hooks into
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Using {@link ngAria ngAria} is as simple as requiring the ngAria module in your application. ngAria hooks into
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standard AngularJS directives and quietly injects accessibility support into your application
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at runtime.
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```js
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angular.module('myApp', ['ngAria'])...
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###Using ngAria
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Most of what ngAria does is only visible "under the hood". To see the module in action, once you've
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added it as a dependency, you can test a few things:
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* Using your favorite element inspector, look for ngAria attributes in your own code.
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* Test using your keyboard to ensure `tabindex` is used correctly.
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* Fire up a screen reader such as VoiceOver to listen for ARIA support.
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[Helpful screen reader tips.](http://webaim.org/articles/screenreader_testing/)
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##Supported directives
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Currently, ngAria interfaces with the following directives:
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<h2 id="ngmodel">ngModel</h2>
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Most of ngAria's heavy lifting happens in the [ngModel](https://docs.angularjs.org/api/ng/directive/ngModel)
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Most of ngAria's heavy lifting happens in the {@link ngModel ngModel}
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directive. For elements using ngModel, special attention is paid by ngAria if that element also
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has a a role or type of `checkbox`, `radio`, `range` or `textbox`.
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###Example
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```html
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<md-checkbox ng-model="val" required>
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```
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Becomes:
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```html
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<md-checkbox ng-model="val" required aria-required="true" tabIndex="0">
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```
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<example module="ngAria_ngModelExample" deps="angular-aria.js">
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<file name="index.html">
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<style>
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[role=checkbox] {
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cursor: pointer;
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display: block;
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}
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[role=checkbox] .icon:before {
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content: '\2610';
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display: inline-block;
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font-size: 2em;
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line-height: 1;
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vertical-align: middle;
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speak: none;
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}
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[role=checkbox].active .icon:before {
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content: '\2611';
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}
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pre {
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white-space: pre-wrap;
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}
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</style>
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<div>
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<form ng-controller="formsController">
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<some-checkbox role="checkbox" ng-model="checked" ng-class="{active: checked}"
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ng-disabled="isDisabled" ng-click="toggleCheckbox()"
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required aria-label="Custom Checkbox" show-attrs>
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<span class="icon" aria-hidden="true"></span>
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Custom Checkbox
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</some-checkbox>
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</form>
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</div>
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<script>
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var app = angular.module('ngAria_ngModelExample', ['ngAria'])
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.controller('formsController', function($scope){
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$scope.checked = false;
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$scope.toggleCheckbox = function(){
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$scope.checked = !$scope.checked;
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}
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})
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.directive('someCheckbox', function(){
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return {
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restrict: 'E',
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link: function($scope, $el, $attrs) {
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$scope.$on('keypress', function(event){
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event.preventDefault();
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});
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}
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}
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})
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.directive('showAttrs', function() {
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return function($scope, $el, $attrs) {
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var pre = document.createElement('pre');
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$el.after(pre);
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$scope.$watch(function() {
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var $attrs = {};
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Array.prototype.slice.call($el[0].attributes, 0).forEach(function(item) {
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if (item.name !== 'show-$attrs') {
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$attrs[item.name] = item.value;
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}
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});
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return $attrs;
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}, function(newAttrs, oldAttrs) {
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pre.innerText = JSON.stringify(newAttrs, null, 2);
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}, true);
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}
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});
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</script>
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</file>
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</example>
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child control can be complex and affect performance, so it’s best to just stick with the default
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`display: none` CSS. See the [fourth rule of ARIA use](http://www.w3.org/TR/aria-in-html/#fourth-rule-of-aria-use).
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###Example
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display: block;
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opacity: 0;
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}
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```
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<div ng-show="false" class="ng-hide" aria-hidden="true"></div>
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```
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<div ng-show="true" aria-hidden="false"></div>
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```
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*Note: Child links, buttons or other interactive controls must also be removed from the tab order.*
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If `ngClick` or `ngDblClick` is encountered, ngAria will add `tabIndex` if it isn't there already.
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`<div>` or `<taco-button>` to enable keyboard access. Conversation is
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[currently ongoing](https://github.com/angular/angular.js/issues/9254) about whether ngAria
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should also bind `ng-keypress` to be more useful.
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<h2 id="ngclick-and-ngdblclick">ngClick and ngDblclick</h2>
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If `ng-click` or `ng-dblclick` is encountered, ngAria will add `tabindex` if it isn't there already.
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Even with this, you must currently still add `ng-keypress` to non-interactive elements such as `div`
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or `taco-button` to enable keyboard access. Conversation is currently ongoing about whether ngAria
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should also bind `ng-keypress`.
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<h3>Example</h3>
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<div ng-click="toggleMenu()"></div>
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<example module="ngAria_ngDisabledExample" deps="angular-aria.js">
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<file name="index.html">
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<style>
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[role=checkbox] {
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cursor: pointer;
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display: block;
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* [Testing with Screen Readers](http://webaim.org/articles/screenreader_testing/)
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* [WebAIM](http://webaim.org)

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