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From: Geof Collis
Date: Dec 21, 2009 2:21PM

Hi John

That was my thinking behind my design, I could have put headings but
as I said, there are enough ways to get to the navigation without
throwing headings in that would add 2 extra keystrokes to get to the
main content and that would be 2 for every page.

cheers

Geof


At 04:11 PM 12/21/2009, you wrote:
>Geof,
>What *really* needs to be determined is the structured logic behind
>your page; today only a human brain can make that final assesment.
>Toolbars and other mechanical test can assist the evaluator in this
>process, but they are but aids in that testing. ARIA landmark roles
>and other newer techniques have limited implementation, and some
>mechanical checkers might miss them as well.
>
>If the content will benefit by adding (or modifying) text, then it is
>worth considering, however if there is little to no real value, then
>an informed judgement call is the bottom line.
>
>John Foliot
>(Sent from my mobile)
>Stanford Online Accessibility Program
>http://soap.stanford.edu
>
>On Dec 21, 2009, at 12:29 PM, Wayne Dick < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > I had little trouble navigating this page with
> > headings (mechanically). It would pass the test
> > Tom Jewett and I developed using the accessibility
> > tool bar.
> >
> > Wayne
> >