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Re: Interpretation of WCAG 1.4.13

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From: Peter Quale
Date: Jul 18, 2018 11:24AM

Excellent point on the "Esc" key, Steve. Thank you.


On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 9:45 AM, Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> wrote:

> I agree that closing the date picker on blur is highly desirable.
> Backtracking to the date field and pressing the Enter key is not compliant
> with 1.4.13, which states ".A mechanism is available to dismiss the
> additional content without moving pointer hover or keyboard focus".
>
> However, if you can arrange for the Esc key to close the date picker
> regardless of where the focus is, my view is that this should be compliant.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Peter Quale
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> Subject: [WebAIM] Interpretation of WCAG 1.4.13
>
> Hello all,
>
> I'm hoping to get some opinions on the breadth of WCAG 2.1 guideline
> 1.4.13, Content on Hover or Focus.
>
> I'm helping with a datepicker widget that opens down from a form field
> when the user focuses on the field. The datepicker will sometimes close
> when blurred and sometimes not and in the past I would call this out to the
> client as a UX issue that affects accessibility. This client is also keen
> on addressing 2.1 issues immediately now that the standard is launched.
>
> So my question to the group is does this behavior fit within the spirit of
> guideline 1.4.13? The datepicker does obscure the field immediately
> following the date field, but it is also possible to close the datepicker
> by backtracking to the date field and intentionally using an enter keypress.
>
> My opinion is that while this is not likely a barrier, it is cumbersome to
> go back and intentionally close the datepicker when it does not close. I'm
> inclined to require the client to make the datepicker always close on blur.
>
> For reference, here is a link to the guideline.
> https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/content-on-hover-or-focus.html
>
> Any thoughts or opinions are greatly appreciated.
>
> Thank you all!
>
> -Peter
>
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