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RE: REF 2.4b - a second required success criteria

From: Charles McCathieNevile <charles@w3.org>
Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 12:37:36 -0400 (EDT)
To: Gregg Vanderheiden <gv@trace.wisc.edu>
cc: <w3c-wai-gl@w3.org>
Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.4.30.0307171235170.8973-100000@tux.w3.org>

On Thu, 17 Jul 2003, Gregg Vanderheiden wrote:

>Where there seems to be agreement is -
>
>3 - Some screen readers allow skipping to the first header -- so you can use
>this.  But it doesn't work if there isn't a header after the links.   And
>this isn't a help for people who have physical disabilities and don't use
>screen readers.

not just scren readers, but browsers too - including those designed for
efficient navigation like Opera (this was one of the neat things it did when
Netscape 3.04 Gold was the latest browser).

So this should not be a serious problem - just get the right browser.....

cheers

Chaals
Received on Thursday, 17 July 2003 12:37:38 GMT

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