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Re: keeping jaws focus on a link after page load

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From: Tim Harshbarger
Date: Jun 19, 2018 6:58AM

I don't think there is anything you can do from the application/site side of things to avoid JAWS doing that short of setting a javascript timer when the page loads and having it set the focus back to the element.

Something like:

// Trigger the focus event 500 ms after the timer starts.
Window.setTimeout(() => {
Document.querySelector("[autofocus]");
}, 500);

I haven't tested that code so it might not work. Also, this code assumes the element that receives focus is using the autofocus element.

However, I'm not sure I would use the code in a page even if it works. You already probably know this, but this seems to me like an intentional screen reader feature. I'm always reluctant to do something that interferes with a screen readers intentional behaviours since it alters the behavior that the screen reader user likely expects.

Thanks,
Tim