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From: Jim Allan
Date: Feb 4, 2015 12:25PM

I think there was some confusion. I was trying to say when you open any
select box, the default (selected) option is set by the author. Ideally, it
should be the first (top) option that is "selected". Then the user can open
the select and use the down arrow (the expected behavior) to move through
the list of options.
<select>
<option value="volvo">Volvo</option>
<option value="saab">Saab</option>
<option value="vw">VW</option>
<option value="audi"
​*​*
*selected*>Audi</option>
</select>

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Krack, Joseph@DOR < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> But I don't think which select box is landed on first should be decided
> simply by the creator or just for screen reader users. Persons with low
> vision, physical (keyboard users) and/or cognitive disabilities need to
> be addressed also. I would say that the standards should decide which
> select box is to be highlighted first. Logical reading order and focus
> order should be kept in mind. If there is an option that you want to be
> first, then ensure it is listed first on the form/page.
>
>