Developing an accessible slider | Filament Group, Inc.
The solution we devised is based on the core principle of progressive enhancement: start with basic, functional markup and then layer on complexity, if supported. In most cases, coding for progressive enhancement allows us to build a single code base for both the basic and enhanced versions; we then apply additional CSS and Javascript to create the richer experience for capable browsers. But when we're developing the UI for a web application and creating widgets that capture data, we're often starting with form element markup that doesn't readily cooperate with CSS, or that doesn't have all the moving pieces necessary to create a more complex widget.
