RE: Question about SC 2.4.3 Focus Order

I had always assumed it did.  This is the first time I've ever contemplated that it could be otherwise.  After reviewing definitions and language...

+1

Chuck

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From: Bruce Bailey <Bailey@Access-Board.gov> 
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Subject: Question about SC 2.4.3 Focus Order

Fellow AG'lers, I am asking that you indulge me in a quick straw poll:  Does SC 2.4.3 Focus Order include backwards navigation?

+1:  yes, of course
0:  not sure / maybe
-1:  no, of course not

FWIW, the associated Understanding Doc has a contradiction between the third paragraph of Intent and the first example provide.  I will be filling an issue (and, hopefully, following up with a pull request) about that, but really I first need a sense of the group consensus before that can happen.

Follows is 2.4.3 and the relevant affiliated definition.

Success Criterion 2.4.3 Focus Order (Level A):  If a Web page can be navigated sequentially and the navigation sequences affect meaning or operation, focusable components receive focus in an order that preserves meaning and operability.

navigated sequentially:  navigated in the order defined for advancing focus (from one element to the next) using a keyboard interface

https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Understanding/focus-order.html__;!!GqivPVa7Brio!M5OQ0pF171WuYT8KjCHKz30grjms2Pr7JVXkZjy-gYTX61D7-ZoRYQlsn7166_SWxQ$ 
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https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG21/*dfn-navigated-sequentially__;Iw!!GqivPVa7Brio!M5OQ0pF171WuYT8KjCHKz30grjms2Pr7JVXkZjy-gYTX61D7-ZoRYQlsn72LvahcUw$

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