Drag and drop accessibility article

This article was recently posted on our internal groups for accessibility and design and offers some great information on the use of drag and drop and sliders in eLearning:

Important Considerations Regarding Accessible Drag and Drop for Web Technologies

I use some ARIA features in my courses even knowing that there may be some cross-browser issues, since ARIA is a newer "standard". What I find the most interesting is that in running some of the demos, I encountered some keyboard functionality quirks that, while do not "break" the demos, make keyboard navigation somewhat awkward.

That said, how have you overcome the hurdles of drag and drop, including alternative designs and solutions?

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