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developingCore requirement
Change Of Focus Notified
Group: user-control • Guideline: content-changes
Summary in Plain English
When focus changes, whether on focus or automatically, the user is notified both visually and programmatically.
Why It Matters
Unannounced focus movement is disorienting for sighted keyboard users and can leave screen reader users reading from an entirely different part of the page.