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From: Jan Heck
Date: May 9, 2013 4:59PM

I'm venturing into responsive design, so that the same site can be viewed
on desktops, laptops, iPads, phones, etc., adapting to the screen size. I
have a couple of questions from an accessibility point of view that I hope
some of you might help me with:

1. Does a "skip to main content" link serve any purpose on a phone or iPad?

2. Parts of the design are often moved around to accommodate different
screen sizes. This means the source order doesn't always match the visual
order. When this is the case, does it make more sense to make sure the
desktop is closest to matching visual with source order (as opposed to
phone)? Any opinions on this?

Thanks very much,
Jan Heck