RE: Skip navigation in WCAG-2

Another place a "skip to" link is helpful is for people using PDAs. 


Cheryl D. Wise
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-----Original Message-----
From: Juan Ulloa


I guess it is more of a usability issue rather than accessibility.  So in
that regard I agree with you.

In practice though, I think skip-to-content, as I prefer to call it, is a
good practice for any website not just for text readers but also for
folks who still like to use text only browsers.    I don't necessarily
see user agents being able to figure that out for users unless there is some
type of markup in the code telling them apart. Because of this, I think the
responsibility of adding skip-to-content links will continue to be up to the
person who creates the site.  

Whether this is accessibility or a usability thing is what I have
concerns with.   But I'd prefer not to start another 'usability vs.
accessibility' thread.   :) [smiley face]

Received on Thursday, 9 September 2004 18:43:04 UTC