RE: Browser default focus indicators and SC 2.4.7

http://www.w3.org/TR/2014/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20140311/G165


This technique isn’t to suggest that an author may not be able to offer something better, but that the default is acceptable in the view of the working group that authored the technique.

AWK

From: Terrill Thompson [mailto:tft@uw.edu]
Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 10:47 AM
To: w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
Subject: Browser default focus indicators and SC 2.4.7

Is relying on the browser's default focus indicator sufficient to meet SC 2.4.7 (focus visible)?

Given that the default focus indicator in certain browsers is very difficult to see,
it seems to me that if web developers do nothing, their page could be said to fail on visible focus.

However, lately I've been hearing more recommendations that it's best to just leave the browser's default focus indicator alone, based on the premise that some browsers do this well, and changing the default display messes with users' expectations.

Opinions?

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Terrill Thompson
Technology Accessibility Specialist
DO-IT, Accessible Technology Services
UW Information Technology
University of Washington
tft@uw.edu<mailto:tft@uw.edu>