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From: Bruno, Michele
Date: Apr 18, 2016 11:54AM

Hello Fellow Advocates,
I have had multiple recent requests asking about "keyboard shortcuts for accessibility" we have in our web applications. I searched WCAG again just in case I missed something and only see reference to keyboard accessibility; users should be able to navigate/interact with web pages solely with standard keyboard navigation. I get this. Other than WebAIM reference: Keyboard shortcuts are a standard accessibility feature of most operating systems. Beyond this, and/or possible mis-understanding of keyboard (accessibility) vs keyboard shortcuts (OS standards), is there something more to be aware of?
Thank you in advance.