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From: The Snider's Web
Date: Mar 1, 2004 1:20PM

Hi Paul,

Thanks for the info here. I didn't know about the keyboard shortcut-that is
interesting. Is that present in all screen readers or just some of them?
Are accesskeys ever used these days?

Cheers

Lisa

At 11:15 AM 2/19/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>I would say that your question enters the realm of usability within
>accessibility. As a general rule, I recommend keeping your main navigation
>as simple as possible, for everyone, regardless of disability. You want to
>provide a clear sense of the main topics of interest in your Web site. If
>you provide users with lots of links, then they lose track of the main
>categories of information on your Web site.
>
>By putting all your links together, you've elevated your secondary links
>(like "site map" and "contact us") to the same status as your core
>categories. I would try to keep a clear separation.
>
>People who use screen readers can choose to read all of the links together
>by activating a keyboard shortcut that brings up a list of all of the
>links, which is usually presented in alphabetical order. You don't need to
>perform this function for the people who use screen readers. Pay more
>attention to concise message design instead.
>--
>Paul Ryan Bohman
>Web Accessibility Specialist/Project Coordinator
>WebAIM (Web Accessibility in Mind)
>www.webaim.org
>Center for Persons with Disabilities
>www.cpd.usu.edu
>Utah State University
>www.usu.edu



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