Remember that in most cases, users encounter IdP discovery as an interruption of another task, such as trying to read an article. The recommendations in this section focus on helping users quickly find their institution and get back to their original task by minimizing clicks and cognitive load.
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Search Behavior
For implementation of the found institutions, see Search Results .
Accessibility Notes for Institution Search
Follow overall principles for Seamless Access Accessibility.
For institution search:
Provide clear labeling that is available to assistive technology. Users need to be aware of control labels, headings, tip, and other content using screen readers. We recommend complying with the most current version of WCAG Accessibility guidelines at the AA level: WCAG 2.1 or its subsequent versions.
On page load, bring keyboard focus into the search field so that users can start typing and searching without additional hand movements or clicks.
Provide progress updates that are available to assistive technology. Users of screen readers need to be aware of dynamically changing content, that indicates how to use the search form (e.g.
aria-labelledby
)Only automatically focus on the search form if it is the only purpose of the page.
Provide auto-focus and ability to move out of the dialog, when search is presented in a dialog.
Announce (e.g.
aria-live
) to the user a search has been initiated and results are being gathered (loading bar), add a delay in the announcement to ensure assistive technologies can announce the activity fully.
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