From 3a79335a0b21cc5bbd3f133e63aec6052694fc20 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Patrick H. Lauke" <redux@splintered.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2020 12:07:20 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] Docs: rename "Screen readers" helper page to "Visually
 hidden"

"screen readers" is quite reductive, as there are other assistive technologies. content hidden this way is even announced by things like Alexa/Siri etc, so it's not so much just "screen readers".
in the long run, we may even consider changing the actual classnames (maybe `.visually-hidden` / `.visually-hidden-focusable`, though admittedly that's a bit verbose).

also includes a tiny tweak to layout.md to generalise the note about using `.sr-only`
---
 scss/_helpers.scss                            |  2 +-
 ...reenreaders.scss => _visually-hidden.scss} |  2 +-
 site/content/docs/5.0/forms/layout.md         |  2 +-
 .../docs/5.0/helpers/visually-hidden.md       | 25 +++++++++++++++++++
 site/data/sidebar.yml                         |  2 +-
 5 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
 rename scss/helpers/{_screenreaders.scss => _visually-hidden.scss} (83%)
 create mode 100644 site/content/docs/5.0/helpers/visually-hidden.md

diff --git a/scss/_helpers.scss b/scss/_helpers.scss
index 1fdbc2959d..2fb66e4eac 100644
--- a/scss/_helpers.scss
+++ b/scss/_helpers.scss
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
 @import "helpers/colored-links";
 @import "helpers/embed";
 @import "helpers/position";
-@import "helpers/screenreaders";
+@import "helpers/visually-hidden";
 @import "helpers/stretched-link";
 @import "helpers/text-truncation";
diff --git a/scss/helpers/_screenreaders.scss b/scss/helpers/_visually-hidden.scss
similarity index 83%
rename from scss/helpers/_screenreaders.scss
rename to scss/helpers/_visually-hidden.scss
index 8bade66339..0a843d383d 100644
--- a/scss/helpers/_screenreaders.scss
+++ b/scss/helpers/_visually-hidden.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 //
-// Screenreaders
+// Visually hidden
 //
 
 .visually-hidden,
diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.0/forms/layout.md b/site/content/docs/5.0/forms/layout.md
index a97a7e9e5a..3a4d0e7fa1 100644
--- a/site/content/docs/5.0/forms/layout.md
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.0/forms/layout.md
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ You can then remix that once again with size-specific column classes.
 
 Use the `.col-auto` class to create horizontal layouts. By adding [gutter modifier classes]({{< docsref "/layout/gutters" >}}), we'll have gutters in horizontal and vertical directions. The `.align-items-center` aligns the form elements to the middle, making the `.form-checkbox` align properly.
 
-Be sure to always include a `<label>` with each form control, even if you need to hide it from non-screenreader visitors with `.visually-hidden`.
+Be sure to always include a `<label>` with each form control, even if you need to visually hide it with `.visually-hidden` (which still keeps it available to assistive technologies such as screen readers).
 
 {{< example >}}
 <form class="row row-cols-md-auto g-3 align-items-center">
diff --git a/site/content/docs/5.0/helpers/visually-hidden.md b/site/content/docs/5.0/helpers/visually-hidden.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7f8c21a149
--- /dev/null
+++ b/site/content/docs/5.0/helpers/visually-hidden.md
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+---
+layout: docs
+title: Visually hidden
+description: Use these helpers to visually hide elements but keep them accessible to assistive technologies.
+group: helpers
+---
+
+Visually hide an element while still allowing it to be exposed to assistive technologies (such as screen readers) with `.sr-only`. Use `.sr-only-focusable` to visually hide an element by default, but to display it when it's focused (e.g. by a keyboard-only user). Can also be used as mixins.
+
+{{< example >}}
+<h2 class="sr-only">Title for screen readers</h2>
+<a class="sr-only-focusable" href="#content">Skip to main content</a>
+{{< /example >}}
+
+{{< highlight scss >}}
+// Usage as a mixin
+
+.sr-only-title {
+  @include sr-only;
+}
+
+.skip-navigation {
+  @include sr-only-focusable;
+}
+{{< /highlight >}}
diff --git a/site/data/sidebar.yml b/site/data/sidebar.yml
index 195cf3af3b..5550c30750 100644
--- a/site/data/sidebar.yml
+++ b/site/data/sidebar.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@
     - title: Colored links
     - title: Embed
     - title: Position
-    - title: Screen readers
+    - title: Visually hidden
     - title: Stretched link
     - title: Text truncation