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Re: Where should I expect the focus?

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From: Mallory
Date: Apr 1, 2018 1:16AM

I think this kind of setup is very difficult when you're very zoomed in. Screen magnification doesn't read out aria label, but it does shift the view with the focus.

I'm almost wondering if, for this application, it makes sense to
- initially leave focus where it was (because these are not acting links links but like buttons)
- offer an (explained clearly when user first starts learning application) keyboard shortcut OR onscreen control that will move the focus to the new content on the right pane.

This will help all users who
- have trouble finding the new content visually
- have to do a lot of work to move keyboard focus. This gives them a skip.

cheers,

On Thu, Mar 29, 2018, at 7:55 PM, Sarah Jevnikar wrote:
> Hi Venkatesh,
> As long as it's clear to a user that the tab has expanded, and it's
> possible to get to the contents of that expanded tab using the keyboard
> (probably the arrow keys), I think the focus could remain on the name of
> the tab itself. Consider this example, where the focus does not change
> but the tab says "expanded" or "collapsed" when activated. I use a
> screen reader, so I'm not sure what this looks like visually, but I know
> it's an accessible (to me at least) option.
> https://www.cihi.ca/en/about-cihi/general-help-and-faq
>
> I hope this is helpful to you.
> Sarah
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> Sarah Jevnikar
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> Digital Echidna
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