- From: Char Easter <ceaster@seattletimes.com>
- Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2022 00:38:39 +0000
- To: "Patrick H. Lauke" <redux@splintered.co.uk>, "w3c-wai-ig@w3.org" <w3c-wai-ig@w3.org>
- CC: Jaime Patneaude <jPatneaude@seattletimes.com>
Thanks Patrick. I will find a head/image as a single link to test with VO. Our captions serve as the alt text (I know, not ideal) so it could get confusing if grouped with the headline.
On 1/5/22, 1:03 PM, "Patrick H. Lauke" <redux@splintered.co.uk> wrote:
On 05/01/2022 19:49, Char Easter wrote:
> *Question 1: Focus order *
>
> On a journalism news site, can there be an exception to the left to
> right focus order rule
There is no "left to right" rule. Focus order needs to make sense, and
does not necessarily need to follow the visual layout (within reason).
> *Question 2: Alt text and focus target*
>
> I am looking for clarity on the relationship or interdependencies
> between focus order and screen readers, specifically for images with a
> headline. Can the image and headline be grouped as a single focus target
> and not impact the image alt text being read by screen readers?
Of course they can all be part of a single focusable link or control,
but note that once that receives focus, everything inside it will be
announced by screen readers, so make sure it's not too wordy I'd say.
> And just to confirm, the image does not need to be in
> focus to have the alt text read.
This to me suggests that you're unfamiliar with screen readers? Just
noting that it's fairly easy to test this sort of stuff out for
yourself, as nowadays there's screen readers that come with the
operating systems / good free screen readers that you can install.
But in short yes, text alternatives will be announced when a SR user
navigates through the page with reading keys (they don't just
tab/shift+tab between focusable controls).
P
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