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Re: is grouping checkboxes using radiogroup permisible?

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From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Jul 6, 2022 12:28PM

Yes, pressing the arrow keys to navigate between the radiobuttons will
skip right past the checkboxes (and make them disappear if you switch
from "yes" to "no").
At least I would warn the screen reader user that selecting "yes"
result in additional checkboxes being displayed between the yes and no
radio buttons.

With a sufficient warning this is ok, but it is a confusing situation
when the experience is linearized.

On 7/6/22, Mark Magennis < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> HI Birkir. I imagined that David was probably envisaging placing the
> checkboxes immediately between the yes and no radio buttons which would be a
> logical design visually. But what potential confusion do you think this
> could cause? Is it that it might be difficult to keep track of where you are
> in the nesting?
>
> Mark
>
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