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RE: Visible skip navigation links, was: good example

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From: Jim Thatcher
Date: Nov 13, 2003 1:40PM

Headings (H1...H6) are wonderful methods for jumping around the key sections
of a web page - WITH A SCREEN READER. The new "H" commands make that
navigation really terrific. In IE on Windows, they are no help with the
keyboard.

I was trying to point out that without a screen reader it is often the case
that visible skip links (any in-page links) do not work from the keyboard
(with Windows and IE). When you check out http://acb.org remember to TAB,
ENTER (to follow the skip link) (visual focus makes it look like it works)
BUT TAB again and you are back at the skip link.

Jim
Accessibility, What Not to do: http://jimthatcher.com/whatnot.htm.
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