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Re: keyboard accessibility (WCAG) vs keyboard shortcuts?

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From: Caitlin Geier
Date: Apr 18, 2016 12:11PM

Could the requests be talking about bypass block mechanisms, like skip
links? WCAG 2.0 Success Criteria 2.4.1
<https://www.w3.org/TR/UNDERSTANDING-WCAG20/navigation-mechanisms-skip.html>
requires
that there be at least one way to skip content that repeats on multiple
pages (like the header or the main menu) using a keyboard and/or assistive
technology. One of the most common ways is to include a skip link which
allows the user to skip to the main content of the page.

Webaim also has a good article about skip links and alternative navigation
which goes into more detail on techniques -
http://webaim.org/techniques/skipnav/

On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 1:54 PM, Bruno, Michele < <EMAIL REMOVED>
> wrote:

>
> 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.
> > > > >



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Caitlin Geier
User Experience Designer
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