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Re: Hidden Skip link have SEO impact?

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From: Jared Smith
Date: Mar 16, 2011 1:18PM

We've heard assurances from Google that this technique will not
automatically result in negative search engine impact so long as it is
not used maliciously or in a way that is obviously trying to deceive
their algorithms. I think this is a very safe technique especially
considering that the first link on Google.com is an off-screen,
screen-reader specific link.

Jared Smith
WebAIM.org