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Scrollable areas cannot be reached by keyboard

scrollable-region-focusableOur plugin repairs this

Some areas scroll independently but cannot be scrolled without a mouse.

Who this affects

Keyboard-only users, who simply cannot see the hidden content.

Fix it in WordPress

Usually a code block, a wide table wrapper, or a horizontally scrolling gallery. The plugin's repair adds keyboard access to these containers.

What the fix is, technically

Give the scrollable container tabindex="0" so it can receive keyboard focus.

Or let the plugin do it

This is one of the failures AccessVane can repair for you. It changes the pages your server actually sends, not a script layered on top, and switching the repair off puts everything back exactly as your theme had it.

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