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From: deborah.kaplan
Date: Mar 17, 2014 8:12AM

A survey among our user base showed that the primary users of
skip links were magnification users, so that they didn't have to
drag around the page through the standard top and left-hand
banners and navigation in order to get to the main content.
Although as a keyboard user I have often found them useful
myself, but the magnification users were the ones who really
wanted them.

Deborah Kaplan
Accessibility Team Co-Lead
Dreamwidth Studios

On Mon, 17 Mar 2014, Hewitt,Susan (DSHS) wrote:

> I do not believe WCAG 2.0 AA includes skip links/bypass criterion as A does. But I don't think this is a good reason to abandon them. WebAIMs last motor disability user survey had roughly 60% saying skip links are somewhat to very useful (surprisingly they didn't find links that become visible on focus that useful.) Low vision users also found them useful. (http://webaim.org/projects/motordisabilitysurvey/)
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> For this reason, and considering how easy it is to use them without a sacrifice of functionality or visual design, why we should stop using them? Until it becomes easier for non-mouse users to take advantage of ARIA (yes there are means for them to do so now but it's going to take education and outreach to make this known,) why deprive anyone of something that's potentially beneficial?
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> Susan Hewitt
> EIR Accessibility Coordinator
> Texas Department of State Health Services
> <EMAIL REMOVED> | 512-776-2913
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