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Re: Whether or not to disable formsubmitbutton

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From: Geethavani.Shamanna
Date: Dec 18, 2023 7:25AM

I agree. As a screen reader user myself, I have come across instances where I could access the disabled button on the page, but it wasn't available in the tab order. Also instances where aria-required had been used to mark required fields, leaving sighted users at a disadvantage. It is incredible how innovative developers get. I recently came across a website where required icons had been added to the tab order preceding the form fields. Besides having redundant icons in the tab order, it wasn't clear whether the field preceding the icon was a required one or the field following it.