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Re: Tab Order and Screen Reader Synchronization Question

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: Apr 9, 2019 9:51AM

Do you have a site we can look at? The first two things that pop in my head
are the tab order attribute, and incorrect handling in modal windows.

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Ryan E. Benson


On Mon, Apr 8, 2019 at 11:28 AM Jim Homme < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi All,
> I notice that on some sites, as I read with my screen reader, and I run
> into something that would normally take focus, such as a link or button,
> that I can tab away from it and right back onto it, because the tab order
> stays in sync with the screen reader. On other sites, the screen reader
> finds the control or link, but the tab order is somewhere else. Perhaps
> this is not the right term to use. Anyway, I was wondering what causes this
> to happen. There must be something the screen reader is not picking up, or
> the screen reader cannot pull focus to the link or control.
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jim
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