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Keyboard interactionsFocus orderTouch targetsARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG)Web Content Accessibility GuidelinesKeyboard interactionsFocus orderTouch targetsARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG)Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Keyboard interactions

The disclosure trigger button and content within the panel can be navigated with a keyboard.

An open disclosure with a CTA and a closed nested disclosure highlighting the three focusable areas.
Key Result
Tab
  • Moves focus to the next interactive element
  • Focus can move outside an open disclosure without closing it
Shift + Tab
  • Moves focus to the previous interactive element
  • Focus can move to the trigger button from within an open disclosure
Enter/Space
  • Expands or collapses a disclosure
  • Expands or collapses a nested disclosure

Focus order

A logical focus order helps keyboard users operate our websites. Elements need to receive focus in an order that preserves meaning, therefore the focus order should make sense and not jump around randomly.

A diagram of an open disclosure (1) with a CTA (2) and a closed nested disclosure (3) highlighting the three focusable areas.

Touch targets

The large disclosure trigger buttons make them easy to select.

A diagram of an open disclosure with a CTA and a closed nested disclosure highlighting the three available touch targets.

ARIA Authoring Practices Guide (APG)

Learn to use the accessibility semantics defined by the Accessible Rich Internet Application (ARIA) specification to create accessible web experiences.

View APG resources

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines

Understanding documents provide detailed explanations for Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) guidelines and success criteria.

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