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From: Steve Green
Date: Sep 23, 2020 12:23PM

When we evaluate the implementation of embedded Twitter/external content, we test it to the same level as the rest of the page.

I don't believe I have ever encountered an embedded Twitter panel that was fully conformant with WCAG 2.1 AA. My understanding is that certain aspects of it are customisable, but we never have admin access to investigate that.

I have encountered some that are effectively a keyboard trap because they keep loading more content as you scroll down, so you can never reach the end. Obviously there is eventually an end, but you may need to tab through thousands of tweets to get there.

Steve Green
Managing Director
Test Partners Ltd