“It's like a game of hopscotch—my focus jumps from here to there. Can we make it a straight line, please?”
Who this helps: Blindness, Motor Skill Disabilities
Success criterion 2.4.3 · Level A
Focus Order
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.
Principle 2: Operable · Guideline 2.4: Navigable
What each role can do
Product manager
Ensure logical navigation and focus order.
Designer
Design the user interface so that the focus order is consistent and intuitive.
Developer
Code the focus order to follow logical sequencing and flow.
Tester
Test to ensure focus order makes sense and does not disrupt user experience.
Once it is fixed
“Now I can move through your site like reading a good book—start to finish. Thanks!”
