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From: Paul Bohman
Date: Jul 18, 2015 12:47PM

Yes, an alternative to built-in browser keyboard page navigation support
would be a plugin, and there in fact a few basic plugins that do that. The
problem with that mindset, though, is that it concedes that accessibility
support is an optional enhancement. Most people will never know that the
add-on exists. They won't install it, and web developers will have to
continue putting in "skip navigation" hacks on their designs.

Real traction can be achieved only when accessibility goes mainstream.


Paul Bohman, PhD
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On Fri, Jul 17, 2015 at 5:18 PM, Guy Hickling < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Maybe an alternative solution would be to create a plugin, one that could
> be added into the browsers as a toolbar. It would simply list the landmark
> regions, and the user could either tab to it and along it, or press a
> hotkey which would be assigned to each region (M for Main etc) as they
> preferred.
>
> Guy Hickling
> > > > >