Keyboards, switches and sore wrists

Keyboards, switches and sore wrists

Not everyone who navigates by keyboard is a screen-reader user. Motor disabilities, RSI and switch devices all ride the same Tab key — which is why keyboard support is the first thing we test.

Big targets, forgiving spacing

WCAG 2.2 asks for 24×24 pixel targets at minimum; we aim larger. Fingers tremble, pointers drift, and a generous button forgives both.

Nothing that requires holding or dragging

Drag-and-drop, long-press and hover-only menus exclude switch users entirely. Every interaction here has a simple click-or-keypress alternative.

The Tab order is the interface

When focus moves the way the page reads, a keyboard user can predict every next stop. That predictability is worth more than any animation.

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