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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 11:14AM

If it is an HHS agency, ask to speak with the 508 Coordinator, or some HHS
agencies have a 508 resource also. Either of those individuals can make a
final decision.
--
Ryan E. Benson


On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 12:56 PM Ilana Gordon < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> I wish they had a checklist. They are a moving target and keep asking for
> things that seem over the top and in additional to the HHS checklist.
>
> Ilana
>
> On Wed, May 27, 2020 at 12:46 PM Ryan E. Benson < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > Are you talking to the agency 508 Coordinator directly, or somebody else?
> > Does the agency have a checklist?
> >
> > --
> > 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
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >