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Re: Bypass blocks for a small website

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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Oct 5, 2020 11:40AM

On 05/10/2020 16:34, Birkir R. Gunnarsson wrote:
> WCAG 2.4.1 only requires mechanisms to bypass block of content (one or
> more of a skip link, headings and ARIA landmarks).

In practice though, headings and ARIA landmarks are only of use to AT
users, not regular keyboard users. So, pragmatically, skip links are
still fairly de-rigeur.

> (the only
> possible expceiotn being if there is a login page you may want to
> autofocus the username or the first input)

But even there you run the risk of possibly confusing AT users, who may
not immediately realise that there's content/stuff before that
autofocused form field.

P
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