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From: Jon Gunderson
Date: Jul 23, 2002 7:34AM

Jim,
The skip link is for more than just assistive technology users, users with
other disabilities would lik to skip navigation bars and while the link
appears it has different behaviors depending on what browser you are
using. Not everyone uses IE.

Jon


At 04:21 PM 7/22/2002 -0500, you wrote:
>Jon, What do you mean the skip link doesn't work with Opera or Netscape? The
>skip link idea works just fine there, it is just that there are no assistive
>technologies using those browsers to take advantage of the skip link. But
>the link is still there.
>
>Jim Thatcher
>Accessibility Consulting
>http://jimthatcher.com
>512-306-0931
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jon Gunderson [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
>Sent: Monday, July 22, 2002 3:39 PM
>To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
>Subject: Re: Skip Navigation
>
>
>The skip link strategy is only works on Internet Explorer. It does not
>work for Opera and Netscape. So you really need to use multiple techniques
>to meet this 508 requirement. I suggest using headers for main topics and
>tabindex for the first link past the navigation bar.
>
>Jon
>
>
>At 03:16 PM 7/22/2002 +0100, you wrote:
> >On Monday, July 22, 2002, 2:06:02 PM, you wrote:
> > > When providing a way to skip repetitive navigation links, must the skip
> > > navigation link be the first item on the page so that you are skipping
> > > to content and avoiding pictures, headings, etc. in addition to links;
> > > or can you place the skip navigation link right before the repetitive
> > > links?
> >
> >It really depends on the site - what works for one might not work for
>another.
> >
> >Personally I tend to put the skip link just below the main logo on a site,
> >so a
> >user would come across the site or page's name first, letting the user
> >know what
> >the content is before they can access it.
> >
> >Of course, you can always have more than one skip link - and personally I
> >prefer
> >"skip to content" instead of "skip navigation" - the latter doesn't say
> >*where*
> >you are skipping to.
> >
> >--
> >Tom Gilder
> >http://tom.me.uk/
> >
> >
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>Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
>Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
>Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services
>MC-574
>College of Applied Life Studies
>University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
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Jon Gunderson, Ph.D., ATP
Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology
Division of Rehabilitation - Education Services
MC-574
College of Applied Life Studies
University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign
1207 S. Oak Street, Champaign, IL 61820

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