Since the navigation menu is typically the first and most-used point of user interaction within a website, the menu must be accessible to all users – including those navigating the site through assistive technologies. This becomes even more important as a site grows and the menu complexity increases into multi-level megamenus. However, not all megamenu blocks are built with accessibility in mind.
In this session, Aten developers Jennifer and Eli will discuss the importance of accessible navigation, identified some common pitfalls of megamenu navigation solutions, explored the structural patterns of a truly accessible navigation menu, and learned how to determine which third-party solutions are developed with accessibility at the forefront by walking through the code structure of our custom megamenu block.