Thread Subject: Re: Bypassing content.

From: Peter Wallack
Date: Mon, Jun 18 2007 1:46 PM

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I'm not sure what you are advocating. I know that if I use a screen
reader, and my page has <H#> tags, then the combination of that markup
and the AT allows me to bypass content (assuming the tags are put in
useful places, of course). So does my page satisfy the requirement
simply by having the <H#> tags? What about the keyboard-only user that
isn't using any AT?

Peter Wallack
Accessibility Program Director
Oracle Corporation



David Poehlman wrote:
> I just know there is already methodology for dealing with this without using
> a special link though.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter Wallack" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> To: "Katie Haritos-Shea" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >; "TEITAC Web/Software
> Subcommittee" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> Sent: Tuesday, June 12, 2007 11:52 AM
> Subject: Re: [teitac-websoftware] Bypassing content.
>
>
> I'd argue that it's useful far beyond that. Any keyboard-only user, such as
> a 'power user', would appreciate the feature. I believe it needs to be
> visible until User Agents provide a standard mechanism to invoke it.
>
> Peter Wallack
> Accessibility Program Director
> Oracle Corporation
>
> Katie Haritos-Shea wrote:
> 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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