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

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From: Ryan E. Benson
Date: May 27, 2020 10:45AM

Are you talking to the agency 508 Coordinator directly, or somebody else?
Does the agency have a checklist?

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Ryan E. Benson


On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 12:23 PM Ilana Gordon < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> 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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> Ilana Gordon
> CEO
> 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
> > > > >