Accessibility issue: Skip to Main Content Link
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This page, like the previous page, provides an opportunity to discuss the need for a skip to main content link.
Most Accessible University web pages have a consistent set of navigational options. By now, you and your audience have observed this on the Accessible University website. Sighted users can quickly skip past the options to the specific content that interests them. Screen reader users, however, can not easily do so unless provided with a same-page link to the main content.
Often these links are implemented using 1x1 pixel transparent graphics with an "alt" attribute set to something like "Skip to main content". With this approach, the link is invisible to sighted users, but accessible to screen reader users. This is a good opportunity to engage your audience in a discussion about the pros and cons of this approach. If the link is invisible, only screen reader users benefit. However, might there be other users who would benefit from skip navigation links? Imagine a sighted users who can't use a mouse, such as someone whose disability affects his or her hand mobility. This user may cycle through links on a web page by pressing the tab key, and a skip navigation link may allow him or her to do so in far fewer keystrokes. If the link is invisible, this users is not likely to know the link is available. Visible skip navigation links, however, can be distracting or confusing to other users, particularly if when selected they have no visible effect on the user's position on the page. So what is the solution?
For a solution, follow the link to Accessible Version. This page uses cascading style sheets (CSS) to make the link invisible unless a keyboard user tabs to it. This approach is accessible to screen reader users and to sighted keyboard users, but is not distracting to anyone else. If you or your audience is interested in the specific CSS coding technique for this solution, please consult the source code of the page, where the solution is well documented.
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