Thread Subject: Final? Draft of Keyboard Short cuts

Note

This archival content is maintained by WebAIM and NCDAE on behalf of TEITAC and the U.S. Access Board . Additional details on the updates to section 508 and section 255 can be found at the Access Board web site.

From: Michele Budris
Date: Thu, Feb 22 2007 2:30 PM

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN">
<html>
<head>
<meta content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1" http-equiv="Content-Type">
<title></title>
</head>
<body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000">
<font face="Albany">The is the draft for the keyboard short cut issue
from todays meeting. It will become the final version unless issues are
raised. Deadline for feedback is March 2, 2007.<br>
<br>
Keyboard Shortcuts<br>
<br>
RECOMMENDATION SUMMARY: The Documentation Subcommittee recommends that
the Access Board clarify when and how keyboard shortcut information
should be made available in documentation. This is important both for
the final user and for providers of technical assistance who rely on
the documentation to get information about things like keyboard
shortcuts when a user with a disability calls and needs that
information.<br>
<br>
RECOMMENDED LANGUAGE:<br>
<br>
1. All shortcuts for keyboard operation shall be enumerated in one
place for easy reference.<br>
<br>
2. If documenting specific mouse based actions, the keyboard commands
should be listed.<br>
<br>
Best Practice: The purpose of these points is to ensure someone using
the keybaord as a primary device has a complete set of instructions and
doesn't have to look in a reference table for the information.<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
Michele<br>
</font>
</body>
</html>

WebAIM is an initiative of:
Center for Persons with Disabilities (CPD) Utah State University