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Re: Accessibility issue?

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From: L Snider
Date: Nov 23, 2023 9:40AM

In my view, it would be better to have a very short summary, so it doesn't
surprise me after I make the choice. With that short summary, it lets me
decide before things happen. In my view, people with cognitive disabilities
(including brain fog) and/or those with low vision, may find it confusing.
It may not be possible to do this with this kind of form. For me, it
doesn't matter what WCAG says, it matters how accessible it is for people
who use it, disability or not.

Cheers

Lisa

On Tue, Nov 21, 2023 at 10:11 AM < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> If I am understanding your explanation correctly, there are not any WCAG
> success criteria issues with this. There might be some usability issues
> though. For example, it might improve the user experience to announce the
> message "If you report your concern anonymously, please make a note of the
> unique PIN number you receive after successfully submitting your report..."
> using a live region for just that message.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of
> Schafer, Carmen
> Sent: Monday, November 20, 2023 1:48 PM
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: [WebAIM] Accessibility issue?
>
> Hi,
> I'm trying to confirm if this is an accessibility issue per the WCAGs on a
> form we are testing:
>
> There is a required form question "Do you want to remain anonymous?" with
> Yes or No radio buttons. Below it is an "I agree" statement with a checkbox
> when you first load the form.
> [screenshot of the text description provided.] If you choose the Yes radio
> button, text appears directly below it without a screen reader user's
> knowledge saying, "If you report your concern anonymously, please make a
> note of the unique PIN number you receive after successfully submitting
> your
> report....and so on" which the text will be skipped using the Tab key.
> [screenshot of the text description provided.] If you choose the No radio
> button, additional questions with textboxes "What is your name?" and "What
> is your email address?" appears directly below it but it is in the correct
> tab order.
> [screenshot of the text description provided.]
>
> After choosing the "Yes" radio button on the 'Do you want to remain
> anonymous?" the message appears below the form controls without prior
> warning. The text could be easily missed using the Tab key and focus
> doesn't
> move to revealed content.
>
> Is this an accessibility issue per the WCAGs? The one I thought it might be
> is SC 3.2.2 On
> Input<https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/on-input.html> but after
> reviewing it, I'm not sure.
>
> Thanks for any help.
> Carmen
>
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