@maya That second sentence is also confusing. ("In addition, when creating forms with multiple controls or customizing these templates, be sure to:") I think we could just remove it. Thoughts @kategarklavs ?

@ericadeahl Agree that this could be clearer. How do you all feel about the following?

"When you're creating forms with multiple controls or customizing these templates, make sure the order of the form controls is the same in the HTML as it is on the screen. Please don't use CSS to rearrange the form controls. Screen readers narrate forms in the order they appear in the HTML, and rearranging that order can provide a compromised experience for some users."

If you all think the additional note at the end isn't necessary, feel free to cut(!)

@kategarklavs we're referring to the whole section here which includes many bullet points: https://standards.usa.gov/form-templates/ so I don't think we should change that.

@kategarklavs You can see the text in context here: https://standards.usa.gov/form-templates/ We're just trying to make the introduction text before the bullets clearer. It currently reads:

"As you customize these templates, make sure they meet the accessibility guidelines in this introduction and as described for each control.

In addition, when creating forms with multiple controls or customizing these templates, be sure to:"

The two sentences are referring to the same list of instructions, so "in addition" doesn't make sense, and "when customizing these templates" is redundant. I thought maybe we could just cut out the second sentence.

@ericadeahl Word -- thanks for clarifying (and +1 to removing the in addition). Would you all like me to take a more comprehensive look at the whole section, too, or is the removal of the in addition good for now?

@kategarklavs Cool, I think we're good for now. @maya let's just remove that sentence starting with "in addition"

Sounds good!

@ericadeahl @kategarklavs done in 3a955dc.