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12.8 On each web page, is the navigation sequence consistent?
- WCAG references
- 2.4.3 Focus Order (A)
- Techniques
- C27
- F44
- F85
- G59
- H4
- SCR26
- SCR27
- SCR37
Official methodology to test criterion 12.8
Test 1 (12.8.1)
- Tab forward (Tab key) and backward (Shift+Tab key) through all the content in the document.
- Check that the order in which the focus is moved is consistent with the content in question (for example, the navigation sequence in a modal window should only consider the interface elements present in this window).
- If this is the case, the test is validated.
Note: the navigation sequence does not have to follow the natural reading order (left to right and top to bottom, for example) as long as the elements are accessible in a coherent order.
Test 2 (12.8.2)
- Find all the content inserted in the document using a script (display hidden elements, update content using AJAX for example).
- Position the tab on the trigger element and activate it.
- After displaying the updated content, check that the navigation sequence remains consistent (correct repositioning of the focus).
- If this is the case, the test is validated.