A11y: move #klaro to top of <body> so screen readers encounter consent dialog first
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Reported by: [gwenweb](https://www.drupal.org/user/3547308)
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<h3 id="summary-problem-motivation">Problem/Motivation</h3>
<p>The `#klaro` element is appended to the end of <code>`<body>`</code> by the Klaro JavaScript library when `klaro.setup()` is called. For sighted users this is invisible — the consent dialog visually overlays everything. But for screen reader users navigating the page linearly (browse mode in NVDA/JAWS, swipe navigation in VoiceOver), the consent dialog is encountered *last*, after all the page content.</p>
<p>A cookie consent dialog is by design the first thing a user must interact with before accessing the page. Its DOM position should reflect that.</p>
<p>Note: the existing toggle button is already correctly inserted via <code>`insertAdjacentHTML('afterbegin', ...)`</code> (klaro.drupal.js line 85).</p>
<p>The problem is specifically `#klaro` itself. </p>
<h4 id="summary-steps-reproduce">Steps to reproduce</h4>
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<li>Enable the module on a Drupal site</li>
<li>Open the page with a screen reader in browse/reading mode (NVDA + Firefox, or VoiceOver + Safari)</li>
<li>Navigate linearly through the page (arrow keys / swipe)</li>
<li>Observe: the consent dialog is announced *after* all page content </li>
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<h3 id="summary-proposed-resolution">Proposed resolution</h3>
<p>After `klaro.setup()` is called, move `#klaro` to be the first child of `</p><body>`:
<pre> ```diff <br> klaro.setup(Drupal.behaviors.klaro.config);<br> +// Move #klaro to top of <body> so screen readers encounter it first. <br> +var klaroEl = document.getElementById('klaro');<br> +if (klaroEl) { <br> + document.body.prepend(klaroEl);<br> +} </pre><p>This has no visual effect for sighted users and does not interfere with the existing focus management (issues #3560135 and #3530971).</p>
<h3 id="summary-remaining-tasks">Remaining tasks</h3>
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<li>Manual test with NVDA + Firefox and VoiceOver + Safari</li>
<li>Verify no regression on the toggle button placement</li>
</ul>
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