Current Bypass Blocks Techniques
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Link
- Early implementations used 1 pixel images for the link with ALT text attribute, current implementations use visible text.
- Link at beginning of page to internal anchor.
- Link is hidden until it receives keyboard focus.
- No significant change in technique in over 20 years.
- WebAIM: "Skip Navigation" Links
Examples
| Website | Visible on load? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Illinois | No | |
| Illinois Education | No | |
| Wisconsin | No | |
| Harvard | No | 3 different skip locations: main, search and footer |
| W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) | Yes |