[access-uk] Re: Access Keys on Web Sites
- From: "kevin and emma" <kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 May 2006 11:35:30 +0100
hi, i don't use them! i find them a nuisance. i find my screenreader has all
the functionality i need in such situations and the in-built website hot
keys just get in the way. i wouldn't loose too much sleep if they
disappeared altogether! smile.
Kevin - owner of the audyssey gamers discussion list at:
www.audyssey.org
contact me via email/msn:
kream@xxxxxxxxxxxx
----- 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.
>
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