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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: Jan 22, 2021 1:52PM

There are a few options in addition to using a keyboard shortcut. The functionality should likely also be available elsewhere on the page - such as at the top of the page. The sticky control might also be best as the last control on the page allowing the user to move to the address bar and then shift+tab to reach it. Other options include some sort of keyboard link at the top of the page that would expose hot keys and/or allow you to jump to the sticky control much like a skip link. On mobile sticky controls are often the default control of the app and some assistive technology has keystrokes to perform a default action.

Really what we need is a way to access a list of page level actions from anywhere in the browser. That is a page could expose page level actions through an API that the user could access in the way that works best for them. The same thing could be implemented similar to how the adjustable rotor works for a specific control with multiple actions on iOS or Android.

Jonathan