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Skip to content/Skip navigation ideas

Posted 17 Feb 2005 00:46:23
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17 Feb 2005 00:46:23 Chris Charlton posted:
I have not gotten into testing with text-only browsers, nor screenreader application/plugins <i>yet</i>. I do know that skipping to content (skip navigation) is a common request in Accesibility communities, so here's my question/idea:

<b>Hidden &lt;a href="#content" title="Skip to content"/&gt; tag under the &lt;body&gt; tag</b>: I've seen visible text links that are "Skip to content" or "Skip navigation" that jump to an anchor/id. Using an &lt;a&gt; tag that has no inside text (or css: hidden property), you think this is a smart way to not make the design seem obscure with "Skip ..." text having to show, since that's more for people who can't see, or who use a screenreader. Note: I know using the <i>title</i> attribute to say "Skip to content" will make the hidden &lt;a&gt; tag make sense since there is no inner text.

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