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Re: source order

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From: Karl Groves
Date: Apr 7, 2008 4:00PM

On the surface, this seems like an excellent idea. But it also begs the
question: What happens when you want to get to the navigation?

Section 508 1194.22(o) says "A method shall be provided that permits users
to skip repetitive navigation links."

Commonly, developers will add a "Skip to Content" link immediately after
<body> which allows users to circumvent the global navigation.

Others espouse the method you describe and provide a "Skip to navigation"
link instead. This is an incorrect approach, IMO, and potentially
frustrating to multiple types of disabled users who may actually expect that
the global navigation will be early in the tab order, rather at the end of
all the page content.

IMO, the better approach is the "Skip to Content" link.


Karl Groves
AIM/YIM: karlcore
Skype: eight.pistons
www.WebAccessStrategies.com


> -----Original Message-----
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> <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Mike Bleasdale
> Sent: Monday, April 07, 2008 5:38 PM
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> Subject: [WebAIM] source order
>
> hi i am paralyzed from the neck down and use a head wand for my computer.
> i
> am studying web devel. i had thought that main content should be place
> before nav in source order. since i tab through a site, i must tab through
> the webaims nav menu to reach the main content. the webaim site, and also
> the wai site, have its source ordered like this, may i ask why. i had
> thought content before nav was a best practice. thanks
>