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From: Sailesh Panchang
Date: Feb 16, 2012 8:54AM

Elle,
This is good and certainly enhances usability but cannot be a must to
meet purely 'accessibility' requirements. That article also suggests
the same.
Sailesh


On 2/16/12, Elle < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
> I'll present this to the UX team for them to see that it can be both
> helpful and design-friendly. I really appreciate it. We're already planning
> to use a visible link for mobile via responsive design, just trying to make
> the case that it's good for mouse users on the main iteration of the site
> as well.
>
>
> Cheers,
> Elle
>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 11:09 PM, Vincent Young
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:
>
>> What could end up working out for both parties is an equal compromise. I
>> put together a quick example that tries to accomplish that:
>>
>> http://webhipster.com/testing/accessibility/skip/index.html
>>
>> I show the skip link when it is focused AND when the mouse moves on the
>> page. When the mouse stops moving or focus is moved off the link I hide
>> it
>> again. If the skip link is activated, I don't show on mouse move anymore.
>> The highlight fades in, holds slightly, and fades out. As a visual user,
>> I
>> would appreciate this user experience on any business page cluttered with
>> content from various interested parties.
>>
>> Happy to answer any questions.
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 4:39 PM, Elle < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks, Jennifer!
>> >
>> > This is exactly the article that motivated me to make the business case.
>> >
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> > Elle
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 7:15 PM, Jennifer Sutton < <EMAIL REMOVED>
>> > >wrote:
>> >
>> > > Maybe this article will help.
>> > >
>> > > Back to Basics: Skip to Main Content Links | Terrill Thompson
>> > > http://terrillthompson.com/blog/161
>> > >
>> > > Jennifer
>> > >
>> > > At 03:44 PM 2/15/2012, you wrote:
>> > > >All:
>> > > >
>> > > >I'm trying to make the case, during our massive redesign project,
>> > > > that
>> > we
>> > > >should provide a visible skip nav link (instead of visible onfocus)
>> > > > in
>> > our
>> > > >header, because it was my understanding that low vision users could
>> > > benefit
>> > > >from a skip nav link and they are primarily mouse users (so wouldn't
>> see
>> > > >the link if it was hidden on initial page load). A few questions for
>> > you
>> > > >guys:
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > > 1. Is this a win worth fighting for? Do low vision users want
>> this?
>> > > I'll
>> > > > go to bat for anything that benefits users, but I just wanted to
>> get
>> > > input
>> > > > on whether it was truly beneficial. I am planning to take it to
>> > > usability
>> > > > testing soon, but the decision may become political before then
>> > > > (given that
>> > > > it's precious real estate).
>> > > >
>> > > > 2. Does anyone have examples of elegant and design-centric
>> > > > implementations of a visible skip nav link? To win the case, I
>> think
>> > > I'll
>> > > > need evidence that it can be done well.
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >
>> > > >Much appreciated!
>> > > >~Elle
>> > > >