Hi. Never use them and don't like them. Just asked Tracy and she said exactly the same thing so that's two votes against. Regards. Kevin E-mail: kevin.lloyd3@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Léonie Watson" <tink@xxxxxxxxxx> To: "Access UK" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 8:41 PM 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. > > -- > http://www.tink.co.uk/ > > > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] > ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > ** and in the Subject line type > ** unsubscribe > ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the > ** immediately-following link:- > ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] > ** or send a message, to > ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq > ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq