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Re: Hidden Skip link have SEO impact?

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From: Julie Romanowski
Date: Mar 16, 2011 1:39PM

Skip links aren't just for screen reader users. Keyboard-only and screen magnification users also benefit from skip links.

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From: <EMAIL REMOVED> [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Susan Grossman
Sent: Wednesday, March 16, 2011 2:29 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Hidden Skip link have SEO impact?

I agree things are getting better and that properly coded pages play into the newer features in screen readers and may not require skip links.

It does seem to me that your statement can only be truly valid if you assume that everyone is coding their pages semantically using Headings, and Aria correctly.

Seems to me to draw your conclusions the survey would've had to ask the
question: When you get to a site that has no skip links, uses no headings, uses no aria, uses no labels and is full of images without alt tags, do you continue on or do you leave.

I'm not saying your wrong that they are less important, I just feel you don't have enough data for your conclusion, even with a "may" in there.

Please feel free to disagree and help me understand why my logic is incorrect,

Susan