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From: John Foliot - bytown internet
Date: Feb 5, 2003 7:07PM

I would also caution all that Accesskeys can be tricky at best. After a
semi-scientific study and antidotal research, there appears to be few if any
universal keystroke combinations for accesskeys which have not already been
claimed by other applications or OSes. It reached the point that after due
consideration the Canadian Governmental standard for Federal web development
retracted their suggested Accesskey combinations and now recommend NOT TO
include them on web sites. (http://www.cio-dpi.gc.ca/clf-upe/6/skip_e.asp)

JF

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Paul Bohman [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 8:43 PM
> To: <EMAIL REMOVED>
> Subject: RE: repetitive navigation
>
>
> 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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