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Re: SC 2.1.2: Leave, but to where?

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From: wolfgang.berndorfer
Date: Nov 29, 2020 1:58PM

Thank you Birkir for jaws tutorial. I didn't know the shortcut jaws + ;.

Now: Is the application mode really necessary for a site navigation?
Even when we have nested sub-navigations, we could handle this with buttons
with aria-expanded=true/false as triggers.
Navigating between the elements in the navigation would be more stable in
browse mode.

I understand that it is an usability issue and that we have to blame AT
vendors, Browsers or OS.
But when I understand you right, you also experience problems and oddities
in the application mode. We know, how to handle our SR around those somehow.
But I am sure, you know SR novices and long-time users, who despair every
day.

So my consideration would be somehow: Stay in browse mode! Application mode
brings more elegance but also more glass that can be broken.