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RE: Visible skip navigation links, was: good example

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From: Jim Thatcher
Date: Nov 13, 2003 10:17AM

I don't think the 508 provision on skip navigation is puts the whole burden
on the author any more than the requirement to provide text equivalents.



I totally agree that a structured approach makes much more sense and I would
be delighted to see authors and browsers collaborate to provide such cool
navigation.



For now, however, I look for techniques to allow users to jump around the
page. The major screen readers and HPR have, somehow, fixed the problem I
raised (skip links often don't work with the tab key); so you might say that
the user agents and author team up to make it work. But often, as I
indicated with acb.org, it doesn't work without the AT.



Jim

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