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From: Maxability Accessibility for all
Date: Mar 25, 2016 6:32AM

Hi Bruno,

I believe it's a definite 3.2.1 violation. Lets see what others has to say.

On Fri, Mar 25, 2016 at 4:48 PM, Bruno Girard < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hello Rakesh,
> This change do not happen on focus... It is slightly different. We open the
> window and give focus to this window. This window appears after a
> programmed delay, without any specific user action. Does 3.2.1 is still the
> criteria to invoke for this fail?
> Thanks,
>
> Bruno
> Le 24 mars 2016 9:01 AM, "Maxability Accessibility for all" <
> <EMAIL REMOVED> > a écrit :
>
> > Hi Bruno,
> >
> > I would still fail it under 3.2.1 On focus.
> > <http://www.maxability.co.in/2015/08/3-2-1-on-focus/>;
> >
> > This behavior definitely disoriant the user . Getting focus back to the
> > triggering element might not be a WCAG violation but the focus should
> > return to a logical position which could be the triggering element or any
> > other logically positioned element such as the next focussable element to
> > the triggered one.
> >
> >
> > <http://www.maxability.co.in/2015/08/3-2-1-on-focus/>;
> > On <http://www.maxability.co.in/2015/08/3-2-1-on-focus/>;Wed, Mar 23,
> 2016
> > at 8:32 PM, Bruno Girard < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I want to know, according to you, if the following behavior is a fail
> to
> > > WCAG, if so, under which success criteria and why.
> > >
> > > In our website, marketing wants to ask users if the want to answer a
> > survey
> > > after their visit.
> > >
> > > The actual solution is a modal window that appears after a delay
> without
> > > any user action. I agree that this is not the ideal solution but I have
> > no
> > > choice to deal with it. The actual modal window is not accessible, but
> > in a
> > > short term, as a quick win, I would make it accessible with the
> following
> > > requirements (at the minimum):
> > >
> > > 1. Upon display, modal window container will received focus, this
> made
> > > by Javascript.
> > > 2. What is under this window would not reachable when the modal is
> > > displayed.
> > > 3. All the content in the window would be accessible.
> > > 4. In the modal, buttons Yes or No would be offerred at a question
> to
> > > ask if user wants to answer a short survey at the end of his visit.
> > Upon
> > > click "Yes", a new browser Tab opens with survey and the modal
> window
> > > close. User is notified of new window opening before click. Upon
> click
> > > "No", the modal window close.
> > > 5. If possible, after modal window close, the focus will still be on
> > the
> > > same element before modal window automatic opening. Is it a fail if
> it
> > > doesn't return to this element?
> > >
> > > I have read this failure document:
> > > https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/F52.html
> > >
> > > I already know that it is a fail to open a new window upon load. In my
> > > case, I have a delay. Does it fail?
> > >
> > > Thanks in advance for your answers.
> > >
> > > Happy Easter!
> > >
> > > Bruno
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >