Thread Subject: Re: Bypassing content.
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From: Katie Haritos-Shea
Date: Tue, Jun 12 2007 6:55 AM
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Mike,
The visible skip nav is also useful for persons with limited mobility, and the AT that they use. In that case the skip nav link must be visible.
Katie
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Langum, Michael J" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
>Sent: Jun 12, 2007 8:21 AM
>To: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
>Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Bypassing content.
>
>
>AWK wrote:
>>"An invisible skip link wouldn't satisfy the Functional perfomance
>criteria,. . ."
>
>Have I missed something?
>
>I thought the "function" of the "skip link" was to allow users of AT to
>skip past banners, and standard navigation elements so that they could
>quickly and easily get to the main content of a page. Since sighted
>users can achieve the same "function" by simply examining the page and
>choosing to begin reading at whatever point they wish (and hence don't
>rely on the "skip link"), I don't see how an "invisible skip link
>wouldn't satisfy the Functional performance criteria."
>
>-- Mike Langum
> Asst. Webmaster, WWW.OPM.GOV
> U.S. Office of Personnel Management
>
>
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