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Re: Tab and accordion order

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From: Jonathan Cohn
Date: Sep 5, 2019 8:24AM

Very interesting question especially since Phones tend to put the tabs at the bottom of the screen, so this is becoming a more common design pattern.
-Jonathan Cohn

> On Sep 5, 2019, at 10:16 AM, Brian Lovely via WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> I occasionally see tabs or accordions where the content precedes the tabs
> or buttons controlling it. I see this as a violation of 1.3.2 Finding Added
> Content, in addition to seeming less logical than the controlled content
> being the next thing in focus order from the control.
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> My question to non-visual screen reader users is do you find "reversed" tab
> or accordion order problematic? Most of the time when I am describing the
> human impact of a WCAG violation, I feel pretty confident that there is a
> clear impediment to use, but with this one, I feel less confident.
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