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RE: Help with adding ACCESSKEY statements?

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From: Keith Patton
Date: Feb 20, 2004 4:53AM

Hi,
I would take issue a little with advice never to use access keys (although i
admit conflicts are possible), as long as a standard is developed and
followed, this should minimise conflict with screen reader access. The UK
government for example has established such reserved keys for it's sites via
http://www.e-envoy.gov.uk/Resources/WebHandbookIndex1Article/fs/en?CONTENT_I
D=4000092&chk=XHiT3L which we are aiming to follow.

Also, make sure the link to information on accessing your site (which would
include information on tab indexes and any access keys in use) is made
prominent on the site near the top, and also provide tab indexing on the
links using the tabindex attribute to allow keyboard users to easily get to
the link if it is not near the top of the page in terms of number of tabs.

Keith
www.ethicalmedia.com