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Re: How to provide skip to content and skip navigation?

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From: Maxability Accessibility for all
Date: Dec 16, 2016 12:05AM

Hi Karthik,

While I second what Srini says, below article may help you understand the
concept in detail.
http://www.maxability.co.in/2013/02/bypass-blocks/

On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 11:20 AM, Srinivasu Chakravarthula <
<EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hello Karthik,
> If you are talking about a web page that is built on HTML and CSS; here is
> what you would do:
> At the top of the page (after <head> section and after starting of <body>)
> include <a href="#content">Skip to main content</a> and where your content
> begins, add <a name="content">. Similar to add Skip navigation as well -
> just that you need to change in words.
>
> If you are using Content Management Systems such as Word Press, Drupal
> etc., there will be plugins, for word press, some themes (those are
> accessibility ready) will have Skip links by default.
>
> Hope this helps,
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/
> Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com
>
> Let's create an inclusive web!
>
> Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica
> Hon. Joint Secretary, The National Association for the Blind, Karnataka
> Branch
>
> On Thu, Dec 15, 2016 at 10:43 AM, karthik k < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> wrote:
>
> > --
> > Thanking you,
> > regards
> > Karthik K.
> > Phone no 9060989650
> >
> > Hello members, This is Karthik. I am not that good at programming and
> > I am still learning accessibility testing. Could you please tell how
> > to provide skip navigation and skip to main content at the top of the
> > web page? also could you explain how to have main reagon in web pages?
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >