[access-uk] Re: Your thoughts on access keys on websites?
- From: "Barry Hill" <bbinc@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 17:27:48 -0000
I have never successfully used access keys. Either they interfere with Jaws
or they don't take me to the place they are meant to. I don't like them and
don't use them. For me, correct use of headings is much more useful.
Cheers
Barry
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Jonathan
Sent: Sunday, March 21, 2010 9:09 PM
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Your thoughts on access keys on websites?
I'm putting the final touches to a section of a site for blind or partially
sighted users, with the help of someone from this group who I'm in private
email exchange with, and a couple of others giving me advice which has been
invaluable.
The users themselves want to know why I wasn't using "access keys" -
keyboard navigation through pages by pressing keys on the keyboard.
The RNIB suggest access keys shouldn't be used, or if so, very
minimally:
http://www.rnib.org.uk/professionals/webaccessibility/designbuild/navigation
/Pages/access_tabs.aspx
When I got the RNIB to check the last site I did, they also suggested I
didn't use access keys.
A working group drafting future specifications on accessible sites also
suggest access keys aren't used. And in fact, some browsers don't support
them at all now.
However, I thought I'd let this group cast the deciding vote! The users
(well, 2 of them) say "yay", the guide says "nay"!
So what are your thoughts on access keys? And as a sub-question, if I were
to drop the idea of access keys for site navigation and just use them for
navigation of audio playlists, then I would stick the the recommendation of
numbers only. What numbers would be easiest? I was thinking 1 for stop, 2
for play, 3 for next item (track), 4 for previous track. All thoughts
welcome!
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