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Re: WCAG Violation for use of tabindex=0 on static elements.

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From: Cliff Tyllick
Date: Mar 21, 2016 12:13AM

Rakesh, I see no violation there. In fact, even when the first element in the modal is just a paragraph, there is no violation. As Andrew pointed out, <p> assigns the proper role for body text just as effectively as <h1> through <h6> assign the proper roles for headings.

I can't think of situations that show more clearly than these two why tabindex="0" is needed at all:
- Having to direct focus to the beginning of the contents of a modal window.
- Having to ensure that instructions needed to correctly complete a form appear in the tab order exactly where they are needed.

Cheers!

Cliff Tyllick
Accessibility Specialist
Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services

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> On Mar 20, 2016, at 10:45 AM, Maxability Accessibility for all < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> If we consider having tabindex for static content as violation whats your
> stand on the following situation.
> When the user activate a link on the page it opens a modal. The modal has a
> heading as first element. To set focus on to the first element on the modal
> when it is opened the developer has used tabindex=0 to the heading in the
> modal.
> In this case to fix a problem related to 2.4.3 focus order tabindex is
> used. In this case I think heading role is already provided through the
> native control, so no 4.1.2 violation. May be other checkpoints such as
> 2.4.7 etc comes into force.
> Any thoughts.
>
> Thanks & Regards
> Rakesh
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2016 at 12:34 AM, Kevin Prince < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for this discussion. I have had to use precisely this hack to
>> expose helper text in a form where the backend doesn't allow for aria or
>> for html to attach the helper text to the field. I'd argue that, in my
>> case, these are actionable - they are elements of the form that you need to
>> read to complete it, the focus is correctly indicated and it's the lesser
>> of two evils. Having 3 tabstops for a heading isn't logical though so fails
>> for me without any stretch of WCAG.
>>
>> Kev
>> Access1in5
>> 0212220638
>> 039290692
>> Independent Accessibility and IT Consultancy.
>>
>>
>>
>>> On 18/03/2016, at 02:55, Andrew Kirkpatrick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>>
>>> This is definitely an area that I'd like to see clarified in the
>> future. I would argue that text _is_ a user interface component, and if
>> you have:
>>>
>>> <p tabindex=0>Some text</p>
>>>
>>> You have set the name and role by using a paragraph and by the paragraph
>> having the text content. The browser may report the element as clickable
>> (the state), so some of these concerns may actually be addressed. Of
>> course there are accessibility support issues, but we will put that aside
>> for now.
>>>
>>> The questions that I have about this type of interaction (apart from "is
>> this really necessary?") are:
>>> Will a screen reader user know that this is a link or provides some
>> other interaction and if so, know how to activate it and what it is for?
>> (perhaps 2.4.4 if the effect is that a link is created, or 1.1.1 to make
>> sure that the control has a name that describes the input, 4.1.2 just
>> requires a name - 1.1.1 requires that it describes the purpose)
>>>
>>> Will a sighted keyboard user be able to know that this control is
>> interactive and how to use it? (SC 2.4.7 for focus visibility. The how to
>> use it is likely a question that will affect all users)
>>>
>>> So I would say that 1.1.1 and 2.4.7 are SC that I'd look at for this.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> AWK
>>>
>>> Andrew Kirkpatrick
>>> Group Product Manager, Accessibility
>>> Adobe
>>>
>>> <EMAIL REMOVED>
>>> http://twitter.com/awkawk
>>> http://blogs.adobe.com/accessibility
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On 3/16/16, 20:30, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Jonathan Avila" <
>> <EMAIL REMOVED> on behalf of
>> <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>> Adding tabindex=0 makes it a User Interface Component so 4.1.2 now
>> applies to these traditionally non-widget components
>>>>
>>>> This brings up a question I have always wondered -- what role can you
>> apply to text? None? Presentation? There are some rare situations where
>> you may want to place text in the focus order and if you do -- what role
>> would you be required to use in order for it to meet SC 4.1.2?
>>>>
>>>> Jonathan
>>>>
>>>>