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2.4.3 — Focus Order

Level A Operable

Operational summary

IF sequential navigation affects meaning or operation, preserve an understandable and usable focus sequence. Assess after deletion, insertion, validation, modal closing and responsive reordering.

This is an original implementation summary, not replacement normative text. The sources below supply the precise requirement, its definitions and its qualifications.

Primary sources

Registry record

Applicability and assessment start unset by design — no product has been evaluated. Instantiate the entry for an actual product, assign an owner and retain evidence.

data/wcag22-aa-registry.json
{
  "criterion_id": "2.4.3",
  "level": "A",
  "name": "Focus Order",
  "rule_definition": "../03-WCAG22-AA-REGISTRY.md#sc-2-4-3",
  "normative_source": "https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG22/#focus-order",
  "understanding_source": "https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/focus-order.html",
  "applicability_status": "NOT_EVALUATED",
  "assessment_status": "NOT_TESTED",
  "owner": null,
  "test_instance_ids": [],
  "exception_evidence_ids": []
}

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