> Hi Brendan, I think it would be a good idea to have the access keys on > your > accessibility page. You could also show the access keys in brackets, > perhaps > after the menu item or in the pop up title attribute? They are also ways > to > perhaps underline the relevant letters of the word on the menu - take a > peep > in the archive, I seem to remember there is something on this... > > However.... > > 1. Not sure about the accessibility of the left menu colours however, I > can't check at the moment, but I'd doubt the colour difference between > text > font colour and background it enough? > [URL] > http://www.juicystudio.com/services/colourcontrast.asp > [/URL] Watch out for URL wrapping. > > 2. The only other slight :) problem could be the access keys themselves. > It's difficult to know if they will conflict with different OS's or > Browser > 'access keys', I tend to stick to the basics from the UK Government > recommendations: > It's in 'Section 2.4.6.1 Access key ' quite a scroll down... > [URL] > http://e-government.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/Resources/WebHandbookIndex1Article/ > fs/en?CONTENT_ID=4000092&chk=XHiT3L > [/URL] Again watch out for URL wrapping. > > But for all those that cannot be bothered looking, they are: > S - Skip navigation > 1 - Home page > 2 - What's new > 3 - Site map > 4 - Search > 5 - Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) > 6 - Help > 7 - Complaints procedure > 8 - Terms and conditions > 9 - Feedback form > 0 - Access key details Another good read about the problems with accesskeys is: http://www.wats.ca/articles/accesskeys/19 and of course the always handy "building accessible websites": http://www.joeclark.org/book/sashay/serialization/Chapter08.html -- Chris Heilmann The mighty pen: http://icant.co.uk/ Learn to let go! http://ltlg.icant.co.uk Binaries: http://www.onlinetools.org/ ______________________________________________________________________ css-discuss [EMAIL-REMOVED]] http://www.css-discuss.org/mailman/listinfo/css-d List wiki/FAQ -- http://css-discuss.incutio.com/ Supported by evolt.org -- http://www.evolt.org/help_support_evolt/
