Accessibility-mode set to inaccessible and 508 compliance

Hi,
I'm using JDEV 10.1.3.3.0.
I've set accessibility-mode to inaccessible in adf-faces-config.xml in order to set the InitialFocusID on some of my pages. Does this setting mean that my application is not/cannot be 508 compliant?
Is there a way to use the InitialFocusID (or other way to position the cursor) and use ADF Faces automatic 508 compliance code?
TIA,
Dave

Hi,
ensure you use the correct version of JAWS. In the past I've seen things like this caused by the JAWS reader. If the problem still shows and you have a support contract, provide a test case and file a bug
My problem is when i use tab key from keyboard to navigate on the page the component highlights(dotted line around the component ) but it does not open the required popup.
This is because there is no setting in your page code that says that the popup should show when the component is in focus.
+<af:showPopupBehaviour popupId="alertPopup" triggerType="mouseOver" align="startbefore"/>+
+<af:showPopupBehaviour popupId="alertPopup" triggerType="contextMenu" align="startbefore"/>+
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