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From: Sergey L.
Date: Mar 12, 2023 8:02AM

Hello Web Accessibility community,

I am writing to inquire about the accessibility of a search page with
Keyboard control support.

The search page has a search input field that provides search suggestions
when a user types in it.

The suggestions include several search options and a separate "View all
results" button.
However, the "View all results" button is not accessible from the Keyboard.

Here is live prototype: https://codepen.io/blink172/full/LYJQNrR (type:
"test" into search field)

As per the WCAG21 documentation, all functionality of the content must be
operable through a keyboard interface without requiring specific timings
for individual keystrokes, except where the underlying function requires
input that depends on the path of the user's movement and not just the
endpoints.
https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/quickref/?showtechniques!1#keyboard

I believe that any item on the page that can be clicked with the mouse
should also be accessible from the keyboard. But...

I am wondering if this is a serious violation? of WCAG21 ? If so, I would
appreciate it if you could point me to relevant resources where I can learn
more about this violation.

Or can I leave it as is?

Thank you for your time and attention.