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Re: Whether or not to disable form submitbutton

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From: Geethavani.Shamanna
Date: Dec 18, 2023 2:59AM

There are two scenarios that I have come across with regard to disabled buttons:
1. The disabled button is accessible to mouse users, but is not keyboard focusable, not in the tab order and not accessible to screen reader users.
2. The disabled button is keyboard-focusable and is in the tab order, but not accessible to screen reader users. In this instance we recommend the use of the aria-disabled attribute.

Considering that required fields are not always clearly indicated in forms, validating individual fields might be a better solution than disabling the Submit button.

Geetha