Accessibility Issue with Table of Contents in Frameless Output –Focus Misbehavior with Screen Reader
Dear Adobe Support Team,
I hope this message finds you well.
We are currently facing a recurring accessibility issue in the Frameless output of Adobe RoboHelp (2022), specifically related to the Table of Contents (TOC) navigation when using screen readers such as NVDA.
Issue Summary:
Whenever a top-level TOC node is expanded (e.g., "Home"), focus unexpectedly shifts back to the first TOC item (typically “Welcome”) instead of moving to the first child of the expanded node.
This results in screen readers announcing:
“Level 1: Welcome”
...rather than:
“Level 2: [First child item]”
This behavior breaks logical focus order and negatively affects accessibility compliance (WCAG 2.1: Keyboard and Focus Management, Section 508).
We kindly request your guidance on addressing this issue.
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