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Re: Confirmation Modal

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From: Mark Magennis
Date: May 5, 2023 10:34AM

There isn't any standard that says you should put the buttons in any particular order and this would only be considered an accessibility issue if it disproportionally affects people with disabilities or users of assistive technologies. Users with some types of cognitive impairments may be affected more than others and be more likely to select the unintended action, but really this is a general usability issue that could affect anyone. So you're right to address it but I wouldn't file it under 'accessibility' any more than I would file any other general usability issue under 'accessibility'.

Mark

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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of Francesco Mammetti
Sent: Friday 5 May 2023 16:07
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Subject: [EXTERNAL] [WebAIM] Confirmation Modal

"In a confirmation modal, I switched the 'cancel' and 'confirm' buttons to prevent permanent delete errors. Is this incorrect?" In a normal modal, the 'confirm' button is on the left and the 'cancel' button is on the right.
However, for a confirmation modal that involves deleting content, I reversed the button positions to prevent errors. Would this be considered inaccessible?

Ciao
Francesco