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Re: Accessibility of separate button on search suggestions flyout with Keyboard

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From: glen walker
Date: Mar 14, 2023 11:23AM

> Please don't get so hung up on the numbers or the exact meaning of words

I'm not sure I understand what you mean. When we evaluate for WCAG
conformance, especially if legal issues are involved, the meaning of words
is extremely important.

If I were to review a page and report a failure of 2.1.1 because a button
was not keyboard accessible but there was another way to perform the same
functionality using the keyboard, then I would be doing a disservice to the
client and potentially make them liable to fix something that is not an
error.

> Can a keyboard-only user do everything on the page that a mouse user can
do? This is a yes/no question!

That's exactly what my previous post said.