Web Site Basics - 25 Keys - Jump To Sections Navigation

Posted by admin on November 26, 2007 under Web Accessibility, Web Design | Read the First Comment

A well structured web site will offer access to all visitors, including the ability to easily access information throughout each page.  By offering quicklinks to sections of the page, visitors using alternative browsers such as a Screen Reader or a text based browser can easily get to the meat of your page.

We recommend a minimum of three key sections on each web page. They include:

  • your main navigation
  • your main content
  • your secondary navigation

This navigation can be most easily achieved through the use of an unordered list and CSS.  Here is an excellent article on skip navigation by renowned accessibility expert Jim Thatcher.

Once you have the list in place at the top of the page, you’ll need to place anchors through the page and the final step is to choose how to style these links and then you’re done.  Make sure to read our Web Site Basics article with 25 items that create a solid foundation to your web site.

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