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Re: Skip Links and ARIA Landmarks for Sighted Users

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From: Jim Homme
Date: Aug 10, 2016 9:54AM

Hi,
We recommend that clients keep the skip link that goes directly to the top of the content, because people who use the keyboard with no assistive technology and who cannot use a mouse need that feature to get directly to the content. Further, we feel that it's possible to have too many links that skip to various places. Having them increases the number of times keyboard-only users need to tab, which sort of defeats the purpose of giving them a more usable experience.

Thanks.

Jim


=========Jim Homme,
Accessibility Consultant,
Bender HighTest Accessibility Team
Bender Consulting Services, Inc.,
412-787-8567,
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http://www.benderconsult.com/our%20services/hightest-accessible-technology-solutions
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