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Re: Skip Links and ARIA Landmarks for Sighted Users

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From: Elizabeth Pyatt
Date: Aug 10, 2016 11:40AM

I do see the logic of keeping the Skip Link for sighted users, but totally agree with Jared Smith that browsers should have these two options available for sighted users.
As a sighted user, skipping from heading to heading is my favorite feature of a screen reader.


> On Aug 10, 2016, at 12:29 PM, <EMAIL REMOVED> wrote:
>
> From: Jared Smith < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Skip Links and ARIA Landmarks for Sighted Users
> Date: August 10, 2016 at 12:35:55 PM EDT
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>
>
> I've been saying for years that the single most significant thing that
> could happen to improve accessibility for all users is for standard
> browsers to support navigation by landmarks and headings.
>
> I'd love to have this functionality. I know there have been efforts to
> get browsers to support this functionality, but I don't think it's
> gotten anywhere. If it ever happened, the ugly, obtrusive hack of
> "skip" links could finally go away.
>
> Jared

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