Re: Navigation by headings, landmarks, etc

This has been an issue since UAAG10. There are extensions that provide this
functionality. While extensions are useful, they are fragile. I am
concerned about browser updates breaking extensions, changes in extension
formatting breaking extension, the developer not updating extension and
breaking the extension.

... more below

On Wed, Sep 16, 2015 at 9:56 AM, Paul Bohman <paul.bohman@deque.com> wrote:

> I'm encouraged to see that the working draft mentions adding navigation
> features to allow users to navigate by headings, landmarks, and
> (optionally) other regions. There has been considerable resistance among
> browser makers to implement those kinds of features. See for example this
> bugzilla thread: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=670928
>
> ​agree
​


> Are the browser makers on board with the idea of building in heading and
> landmark navigation features as a native browser feature? I want them to be
> on board, but my past conversations with them make me question whether
> they'll ever do that.
>

​Personally, there is still resistance. It is such a useful feature for
everyone. When I do a demo of a screen reader for folks who have never seen
a screen reader​ and popup a headings list - they want that feature.

>
> Paul Bohman, PhD
> Director of Training, Deque Systems, Inc
> 703-225-0380, ext.121
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>


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