Firefox, unlike every other browser on the planet, changes the way that keyboard navigation works in designs that use the CSS order
property. Since a lot of developers use flexbox, this can create a lot of cross-browser accessibility issues. This article shows a fix for this problem using a small amount of Javascript.
Flex Layout Fail: Fixing Firefox’s Keyboard Accessibility Bug With The CSS order
Property
Tags: accessibility · CSS · flex-layout · order · Uncategorized
Implementing an Accessible Skip Navigation Link Requires More Thought Than You’d Think
One of the most common and straightforward accessible features of a web site is the “skip navigation” link. These links are intended to make it easier for users with screen readers to skip all the links in a webpage’s header navigation in order to read the content on the rest of the page. However, many developers don’t know all the tricks that are needed to use in order to implement one correctly. This article will go into this in depth.
Tags: accessibility