Re: "Bypass Blocks" Question

Hello Mandana,

Though I personally recommend having Skip link, it is sufficient to
have any one of the following.
1. Skip link.
2. Proper heading structure.
3. Proper ARIA landmarks.

Yes, I feel HTML 5 elements such as main, aside, nav serve the same
purpose. Just ensure that these HTML 5 elements work as expected on
all targeted browsers.
I think worth looking at the following article
http://www.maxability.co.in/2013/02/bypass-blocks/
Thanks & Regards
Rakesh
On 7/8/15, Mandana Eibegger <mandana@schoener.at> wrote:
> Hello,
>
> i have a question concerning the Success Criterion 2.4.1 "Bypass Blocks".
>
> For this SC there is the Sufficient Technique
> "ARIA11: Using ARIA landmarks to identify regions of a page (ARIA)"
>
> And an Advisory Technique
> "Using accessibility supported technologies which allow structured
> navigation by user agents and assistive technologies (future link) "
>
> Does HTML5 count as an "accessibility supported technology" in the
> meantime?
> So, would using <main><header> etc be sufficient to support bypassing of
> blocks?
>
> And what about users, not using AT (just tabbing in the browser)?
> Wouldn't it still be necessary to implement skip-links and access-keys
> to make a webpage accessible?
>
> Thank you,
> Mandana
>
>


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Best Regards
Rakesh Paladugula
www.maxability.co.in

Received on Wednesday, 8 July 2015 15:00:27 UTC