[access-uk] Re: Access Keys on Web Sites
- From: "Adrian Higginbotham" <adrian.higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 09:46:14 +0100
No: they don't always work or work differently, I don't have the inclination to
learn different schemas on different sites and in the main I find screenreader
functionality to be more powerful.
Adrian Higginbotham
Accessibility and inclusion adviser
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Internal extension #2287
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Léonie Watson
Sent: 16 May 2006 20:42
To: Access UK
Subject: [access-uk] Access Keys on Web Sites
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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http://www.tink.co.uk/
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