[access-uk] Re: Access Keys on Web Sites
- From: "Iain Lackie" <ilackie@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 20:54:53 +0100
Interestingly, there was a plan (I don't know how far it has progressed) in
my company to introduce access keys for web based applications. The idea was
that it would speed up use for sighted staff as against using the mouse.
Iain.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Douglas Harrison" <harrison1d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 17, 2006 12:11 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Access Keys on Web Sites
Sorry Tink, but I cannot add much to what others have already said.
Now that the major screen readers have a variety of lists (links,
headings etc.) available these access keys are probably of less value
than they might have been a few years ago.
Also unless there was a standardised set of keys available on the
majority of sites trying to memorise them hardly seems worth the
trouble.
I use alt and 4 followed by Enter to stop the audio on the bBC Player
but otherwise I tend to forget them.
Douglas
On 16 May 2006 at 20:41, Léonie Watson wrote:
> Good evening,
>
> Please forgive the cross post, but I wanted to reach the widest
> audience in the most efficient way.
>
> I'd like to hear from as many people as possible, with your response to a
> very simple question.
>
> Do you use access keys when they are available on a web site?
>
> For those of you unfamiliar with Access Keys, they are the keyboard
> shortcuts which use the alt key in combination with another key, to take
> the focus to a given link on a page. You hear them announced in
> conjunction wit the link text. For example, "Home page alt + h". In this
> example, pressing the "alt h" key combination would either move you to the
> home page link, or activate the home page link, depending on the kind of
> browser you're using.
>
> I hope this makes sense. There is quite a debate raging over these
> Access Keys, with a great many people speaking out for the way visually
> impaired people do or don't use them. I'd very much like to represent the
> voice of real people, so please give me something to work with and let me
> know your opinions.
>
> As always, thank you for your help.
>
> Regards,
> Tink.
>
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Douglas Harrison
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