Creating inclusive experiences is a question of using the right menu patterns in the right places, with the right markup and behavior.Ĭlassification is hard.

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If you’d like to know more about similar inclusive component articles, subscribe to the RSS feed. In this article, Heydon Pickering will give you an insight into inclusive menus and menu buttons.Įditor’s Note: This article originally appeared on Inclusive Components. Users will expect one thing and get another. In terms of inclusion, it may lead you to repurpose a semantically and behaviorally inappropriate component. They appear similar, but appearances can be deceptive. In design, we often make the mistake of giving different things the same name. Creating inclusive experiences is a question of using the right menu patterns in the right places, with the right markup and behavior.