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From: David Engebretson Jr.
Date: Jul 17, 2020 5:14PM

I think I'm missing something here as a native screen reader user.
Control+home and control+end always bring me to the first and last elements
on the page, respectively (at very least the first and last items in the
DOM).

Is there a way for a native screen reader user to emulate the experience of
a keyboard only user that doesn't use assistive technology?

I'd like to know what a keyboard only user experiences but I can't do much
without my screen reader activated since I'm blind and rely on the screen
reader to tell me where I am and what I'm navigating.

Am I making any sense? I don't want to clog up the list with questions that
aren't relevant to the mission of the list, or the intent of the initial
question.

I've always considered myself a keyboard only user since, with a screen
reader, I use only the keyboard to navigate. I haven't used a mouse in 20
years.

Thanks for all thoughts. I appreciate your feedback.
David