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From: Paul Bohman
Date: Feb 5, 2003 6:53PM

The answer you gave is accurate and functional, but will not make the
feature very accessible to someone who can see but cannot use a mouse.

My recommendation would be this:

<a href="maincontent">Skip to main content</a>

Then, further down in the page:

<a name="maincontent"></a>Begin your main content here.

Some people shy away from this technique because it adds 4 extra words to
their design that wouldn't otherwise be there, but this method is more
inclusive.

Paul Bohman
Technology Coordinator
WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
www.webaim.org
Center for Persons with Disabilities
www.cpd.usu.edu
Utah State University
www.usu.edu



-----Original Message-----
From: Shilpa [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 7:06 PM
To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
Subject: Re: repetitive navigation


Dear Mae,

This is how u can provide a link to go straight to the main content: <a
href="#ContentArea" Accesskey="S"> <img src="images/skipnav.gif" width="1"
height="1" border="0" alt="Skip to main content"> </a> write this where u
want to provide the link. and this where ur main content begins: <a
name="ContentArea"></a>

this shld ideally be placed at the top of the page (first or second thing on
the page). You can also place a similar thing for the navigation system and
provide a link that leads to a different page instead of a bookmark.

hope this helps,
shilpa



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