Accessibility query regarding modal block

[Marius]

Pagespeed doesn’t seem to like the modal close overlay - Feedback - Cwicly

Why the overlay is created with an <a> tag:

@Louis

@Marius

The backdrop overlay is an anchor link. Is there a reason?
I’m not sure about that, so a quick explanation will help

This is meant to be a fallback in case js is not supported for whatever reason (you can trigger the modal appearance with its ID, no js needed at all). The link default behaviour is disabled when js is supported.