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Accessible Drag and Drop
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- Python
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Description
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The current implementation of drag and drop using JQUI Sortable is not accessible, namely it cannot be controlled with keyboard and mouse only and is not screen reader friendly.
Describe the solution you'd like
Re-implement sorting using accessible methods.
Additional context
W3C advice: https://www.w3.org/wiki/PF/ARIA/BestPractices/DragDrop
Interesting article by Salesforce: https://medium.com/salesforce-ux/4-major-patterns-for-accessible-drag-and-drop-1d43f64ebf09
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Locate the current JQUI Sortable implementation and review the linked W3C ARIA guidance and Salesforce article first. Define an accessible sorting interaction that works with keyboard and mouse and is usable with screen readers; done means the existing drag-and-drop behavior is replaced and those access requirements are met.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- javascript, jquery
- Domain
- accessibility, frontend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100