- From: <deminizer@mail.casi.sti.nasa.gov>
- Date: Wed, 06 Jun 2001 10:52:02 -0400
- To: Diana Ferraro <dlferra@yahoo.com>, ADAM.GUASCH@EEOC.GOV, marti@agassa.com, w3c-wai-ig@w3.org
As I said in my initial message -- A screen-reader, such as
"JAWS", will read every line of every page, therefore, will read
these repetitive text links from every page -- at the bottom,
before going to the next page.
David
>If the links are at the end of the page you don't need a "skip". Marti
>If the links are at the bottom of the page, why do you need to skip them?
>Since the user cannot see the end of the page
.they do not know the links are at the bottom.
.Possibly an image with an alt="Page footer
.begins" (a stretched color square to immitate a
>horizonal rule) and an option of a link to the
."top" or "back".
>Diana
--- deminizer@mail.casi.sti.nasa.gov wrote:
>
> I would like some opinions / ideas about
> how to skip repetitve
> links -- which are server-side includes.
>
> We have a framed web site. At the bottom
> of every page in the
> "main content" frame, we are using server
> side includes to include
> a file of text links for navigational
> purposes. We are using the
> server-side includes to make maintenance
> more feasible.
>
> Since the links are at the bottom, we
> can't put a link to skip over
> them. Without having to change the layout
> of the page -- and put
> the links at the top, does anyone have an
> idea of how we can make
> it easy for a disabled person using a
> screen reader -- to skip
> these links?
>
> Regards,
> David Eminizer
> NASA Center for AeroSpace Information
>
>
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