RE: Skip to links and Breadcrumbs

Phill Jenkins wrote:
<blockquote>
I have always consider the breadcrumb as part of the navigation, not the
main content, so I place the anchor after the breadcrumb and before the
heading.
 
 
</blockquote>
 
I agree with Phill. I am often confused when the first thing I hear
after following a skip to main content link is JAWS saying "Link [some
link text]." It makes me do a double-take trying to figure out whether I
really have jummped over the navigation.
 
John
 
 

"Good design is accessible design." 
John Slatin, Ph.D.
Director, Accessibility Institute
University of Texas at Austin
FAC 248C
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email jslatin@mail.utexas.edu
web http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility/
<http://www.utexas.edu/research/accessibility/> 


 

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	Subject: Re: Skip to links and Breadcrumbs
	
	

	I have always consider the breadcrumb as part of the navigation,
not the main content, so I place the anchor after the breadcrumb and
before the heading. 
	
	Regards,
	Phill 
	
	
	
	
Janet Russeau <russeau@misd.k12.mi.us> 
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02/14/2005 09:44 AM 

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Skip to links and Breadcrumbs

	




	
	I have a "skip to main content" link as the first link in my
"tabbed" 
	navigation across the top of every page. As part of a site
redesign, I have 
	been adding a list of "breadcrumb" links below the "tabbed"
navigation and 
	above the heading in the main content section.
	
	The question is...where should I put the named anchor tag for
the "skip 
	to..." link? Do I put it before my breadcrumb list or before my
heading 
	tag? If I put it in my breadcrumb list, do I need to add another
"skip 
	to..." link that bypasses the breadcrumb and do I need to change
my "skip 
	to..." link that I placed in my "tabbed" navigation?
	
	I want the design of my pages to include mechanisms to aid
accessibility 
	without being unnecessarily redundant.
	
	The following is a link to a test page of my redesign. Please
note that 
	most of the links are to actual pages that I'm in the process of
redesigning.
	
	http://misd.k12.mi.us/portals/sw/bips-fbas.html
	
	Any input would be greatly appreciated, and please feel free to
email me 
	directly and I will summarize for the list if desired.
	
	Thanks,
	Janet Russeau