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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1259359
Title:
Use of tabindex is confusing for screen readers
Status in Mahara ePortfolio:
Confirmed
Bug description:
Mahara (latest master) uses the tabindex attribute on various forms
and buttons, overriding the standard tab order. For screen reader
users this is a dealbreaker in many areas, since the elements appear
out-of-order when tabbing through the page.
Tab indexing is used in the following areas (and potentially others)
- The site search box
- Individual search forms (eg. in Find Groups)
- Key buttons such as "Create Page", "Edit" (in Resume -> Cover Letter), etc
- Key forms such as "Edit Title and Description" for pages
As an example, in "Contact Information" (Content -> Resume) the input
fields are given a tab index but the email address radio buttons +
links are not. This means that to a screen reader user, most of the
form including its submit button appear to be situated above the site
logo (since they're first in the tab order) while the options for
email address are in their correct position much further down the
page.
Since Mahara's pages are generally structured quite logically, getting
rid of all tabindex attributes would vastly improve accessibility.
Perhaps a key element (like the first form field) could still be
focused by default for people who don't use a screen reader but want
to use the keyboard?
Affects latest master (using Orca 3.4.2)
(WCAG Level A)
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