Calendars
On most museum websites, it seems like there are two general types of calendars:
An inline list generated view of events which you can filter by clicking on a month (which generally is a link or button).
A table-based calendar that filters events by clicking on a certain day or month.
Best Practices
Inline Calendar
Sometimes a table might not be the best option for users of all abilities to filter for a date or time period. Consider instead having a heading that clearly states: ‘Filter by month,’ and then the different buttons to filter by month or week available directly below that.
Also, make sure you add a proper heading to each result. Many screen readers have the functionality to tell a user what different headings or links are on the page, and the ability to use that function would probably make a user’s experience that much easier.
Table Based Calendar
Refer to our table section for best practices.
Think about if your calendar can be presented differently, and if a table truly is the best way for users of all abilities, to select a date or time period.
Here are a few calendars tools which claim to be accessible, but we have not tested yet:
- http://mootools.net/forge/p/accessible_datepicker
- https://www.joedolson.com/my-calendar/sample-calendar/
- http://accessibility.athena-ict.com/aria/examples/datepicker2.shtml
- http://amsul.ca/pickadate.js/ (does not claim to be accessible, but has some accessibility tools built in like labels and extra titles that can be added).