Re: New SC relating to notifications of content change (was Re: Some thinking around the orientation discussion)

On 09/05/2016 17:32, Alastair Campbell wrote:

> In old school usability terms people have a “Locus of attention” when
> using screens, if something appears out of your focus area you tend not
> to notice it. It becomes an accessibility issue with magnifiers because
> of the narrow visual field, and screenreaders if it is above (or far
> away from) the focus point.

For screenreaders wouldn't it be "if it's NOT the current focus point" 
(i.e. any change not on the currently focused control/element won't be 
announced and can/will be missed, unless some extra technique like ARIA 
live regions is used)?

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