# WP-17 — App-level a11y: route focus/scroll, template lint, WCAG checklist + MDX

Status: todo
Phase: 4 — a11y

## Why

Three app-level gaps close the WCAG story:

- **No route-change focus/scroll management** — `app.config.ts` has only
  `provideRouter(routes, withViewTransitions())`; after navigation, focus stays wherever
  it was and scroll position is unmanaged. (The wizard manages focus _within_ steps; the
  skip link is the only cross-page mechanism.)
- **No template a11y linting** — `@angular-eslint` is entirely absent.
- User decision: a **manual WCAG checklist** documents what automation can't test.

## Read first

- `src/app/app.config.ts`
- `eslint.config.mjs`, `package.json`
- `src/app/shared/layout/shell/shell.component.ts` (`#main` target),
  `page-shell/page-shell.component.ts` (candidate focus target)

## Decisions (pre-made, don't relitigate)

- Scroll: `withInMemoryScrolling({ scrollPositionRestoration: 'enabled' })`.
- Focus: on `NavigationEnd`, move focus to the new page's `h1` (or `#main` fallback,
  `tabindex="-1"`), **deferred via `afterNextRender`** so it coexists with view
  transitions; skip the initial load. Implement as a small root service/effect wired in
  `app.config.ts` — not per page.
- Lint: `angular-eslint` at the version matching Angular 22 (~v21+ — check
  `npm view angular-eslint peerDependencies`), with `processInlineTemplates` (this repo
  has **no** `.html` templates). Rules: `alt-text`, `label-has-associated-control`,
  `interactive-supports-focus`, `click-events-have-key-events`, `valid-aria`,
  `elements-content`. **Verify the processor fires** by planting a known-bad pattern
  before trusting green.
- The checklist is a living doc with per-page status columns — not prose.

## Files

- `src/app/app.config.ts` + a new small `shared/` focus-on-navigation service
- `eslint.config.mjs`, `package.json` (angular-eslint)
- Any template the new lint rules flag
- New `docs/wcag-checklist.md`
- New `src/docs/a11y.mdx` — title `Foundations/Accessibility`

## Steps

1. Router scroll + focus service; manual keyboard smoke (tab through, navigate, confirm
   focus lands on the new page's heading).
2. Add angular-eslint; enable the template rules on inline templates; plant a bad
   pattern, see it fail, remove it; fix real hits.
3. `docs/wcag-checklist.md`: manual checks per page (dashboard, wizards, brief, login) —
   keyboard walk & focus order, no traps, 200% zoom/reflow, NVDA or VoiceOver pass,
   visible focus, error announcement; status columns (page × check).
4. `src/docs/a11y.mdx`: the layered approach — axe gate (WP-01) + template lint + play
   tests (WP-16) + manual checklist; the alert-role rationale; where the
   `a11y.disable` skip register lives and its rules.

## Acceptance criteria

- [ ] Navigating between routes moves focus to the new page's heading; scroll resets;
      view transitions still play.
- [ ] Template a11y rules active and _proven_ to fire; lint green.
- [ ] Checklist checked in with an initial pass filled in for the dashboard at minimum.
- [ ] `a11y.mdx` renders; links to checklist and WP-01 skip rules.

## Verification

GREEN + `npm run test-storybook:ci`. Manual: keyboard-only walk of
login → dashboard → wizard → brief.

## Out of scope

Full manual audit of every page (the checklist enables it; filling it beyond the
dashboard is ongoing work, not this WP).

## Risks

- angular-eslint's inline-template processor silently not running → the planted-violation
  step is mandatory.
- Focus-move vs `withViewTransitions` timing → `afterNextRender` + test in a real browser
  (`npm start`), not just unit-level.
