Consider there are Create/Modify links in the GUI and clicking those links Opens up a Create/Modify page. Through tabbing, when the focus ring is on Create/Modify link, i pushed enter button. What should be the Default Focus in the Newly opened Create/Modify page ??
Is there any Rules/Standards of 508 compliance for default focus in the New Page or It depends on the particular Information System developed ??
The default focus should be in the beginning of the Create/Modify page. The page contents should be automatically read out by the screen reader. I am not aware of any rules regarding this but this is normally the acceptance criteria that 508 testers specify.
The focus depends on the flow that you have used in your website.
Check the following URL for more info - "http://www.epa.gov/inter508/toolkit/508_compliance_toolkit_web_apps.htm"
It should be as per client requirement. But mostly by default focus should be in first field. And if first field is DDL then it should be second field.
