Label/placeholder text in datepicker pop-up (OPAC)

[Allison Matherne]

When setting an activation date for a suspended hold, the calendar pop-up silently populates at the bottom of the DOM, so screen reader users need to move to the bottom of the page view to find it. Fix: Provide instructions as part of the label or as a placeholder for the text field, describing the format in which a date should be typed.

When selecting an activation date for a suspended hold, Focusing on the “Activate on” edit field causes a date selector table to appear, but screen readers do not announce that this happens. Unless a user explores the rest of the screen, they may never realize there is a second option for entering dates. Provide a same-page link to show and move focus to the date picker table.

Location:
Placing Holds: /eg/opac/place_hold?query=gardening;qtype=keyword;locg=701;detail_record_view=1;hold_source_page=%2Feg%2Fopac%2Fresults%3Fquery%3Dgardening%3Bqtype%3Dkeyword%3Blocg%3D701%3Bdetail_record_view%3D1;hold_type=M;hold_target=6236792;bre_id=109491257

Equinox is working on this with funding from BC Libraries Cooperative. Bugs were identified by testers from Canada's National Network for Equitable Library Service (NNELS) working on Evergreen 3.12.