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Re: Z-Order and Tag Order Need to Match?

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From: Ilana Gordon
Date: May 27, 2020 10:22AM

I should clarify that this is specifically for PDFs. And some government
employee says it's a requirements.

Ilana

On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 12:17 PM Steve Green < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Who is saying it's absolutely necessary? I can see how it might cause
> accessibility issues when the layout of pages change as they are zoomed,
> but it's by no means inevitable.
>
> That said, I tend to regard the presence of "z-index" attributes as a
> warning that there might be other nastiness because it suggests the design
> is fundamentally flawed. It's the same as when you see positive "tabindex"
> attributes.
>
> Steve Green
> Managing Director
> Test Partners Ltd
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Ilana Gordon
> Sent: 27 May 2020 16:58
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: [WebAIM] Z-Order and Tag Order Need to Match?
>
> Can the group weigh in on the latest techniques and efficacy regarding
> Z-Order and Tag Order having to match and why this would be absolutely
> necessary for Accessibility?
>
> I'm having many discussions with government 508 officers going around in
> circles regarding this issue.
>
> Any info is appreciated.
> Ilana
>
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Word Wizards, Inc
8609 2nd Avenue, Unit 406-B
Silver Spring, MD 20910
*v.*301-986-0808 *fax.*301-986-0809
*Direct: 240-380-2639*
www.wordwizardsinc.com