Benefits of SkipTo to Users

User Benefits
Physical Impairment
  • Improved options for keyboard navigation to sections of a web page.
  • Visible button makes the feature easy to identify without interacting with the page.
  • Voice recognition users can just say "click skip to content" to get a list of sections.
Blind and Low Vision
  • Get a filtered list of landmarks and headings to find author identified important sections of a web page.
Everyone
  • View high level and detailed outline of the sections of a web page.
  • Directly navigate to a section using the mouse.
  • People not familiar with landmarks and/or headings can learn about them more easily.
Developers
  • Use existing landmarks and headings to identify important sections of a web page.
  • Provide high level and detailed outline of the sections of a web page to all users.
  • Support manual testing of the proper use of landmarks and headings for accessibility.