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From: Andrews, David B (DEED)
Date: Feb 9, 2016 8:18AM

Simply put NO.

Different people use different strategies, and experienced users may use different strategies in different situations. So, you can't just rely on one technique, arrows, tabbing, headings, skip-to links, links lists and more all might be used.

Dave



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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Joseph Sherman
Sent: Tuesday, February 09, 2016 8:54 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] screen reader usage?

Is there a "regular" way screen reader users navigate pages? The users that I've worked with all seem to have different methods when a page loads. Some hit down arrow, some use navigation aids (links, headings, regions), some use tab, etc. And the method used can change the usability of a page- tabbing can skip text or instructions for example.

Thoughts?


Joseph