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From: Graham Armfield
Date: Mar 12, 2015 4:59AM

Hi Everyone,

I'm working with a team of developers who have created an iOS hybrid app.
They want to get accessibility right, but are finding it difficult to
control the tab order when Voiceover is used. It doesn't seem to follow the
pattern expected.

I know that Voiceover can sometimes work from the top of the screen down
when determining tab order, but there must be a reliable way of influencing
that so that the tab order makes sense to Voiceover users.

Also, at times, there is a requirement to move focus into an overlay panel,
and then back to the original focus location when the panel closes. Getting
that to work as expected is proving a challenge too.

If anyone has any suggestions or know of any useful resources on this I'd
be very grateful.

Thanks in advance

Graham Armfield



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