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From: Akshi Kakar
Date: Mar 5, 2013 9:56AM

Hello,

I have been creating keyboard shortcuts for a web application that also uses answer fields. In doing so, we have used SPACE to activate the accesskey such that every shortcut is a combination of 'SPACE then [a letter]'.

Is it a good idea to use SPACE with letters for shortcuts? We were also hoping to run these shortcuts by an expert or a user with disabilities to ensure that what we have created are easy-to-use for all. Do you know of experts in the field who could verify these keyboard shortcuts?

Best regards,

Akshi