Technique G123:Adding a link at the beginning of a block of repeated content to go to the end of the block
Applicability
All technologies that contain links.
This technique relates to 2.4.1: Bypass Blocks (Sufficient when used with Creating links to skip blocks of repeated material using one of the following techniques:).
Description
The objective of this technique is to provide a mechanism to bypass a block of material by skipping to the end of the block. The first link in the block or the link directly preceding the block moves focus to the content immediately after the block. Activating the link advances the keyboard focus past the block. When there are multiple blocks to be skipped, the user skips from block to block via these links.
Examples
Example 2: A book index
A book contains an index that is divided into a set of pages. In the content at the beginning of each page of the index are links for each letter of the alphabet, linking into the index where the entries start with that letter. The first link in the set is titled "Skip Links into Index". A user activates this link to skip over the links.
Example 3: Several sets of links
All the pages on a Web site include a section containing links to the site map, information about the organization, and how to contact the organization. All the pages in each section of the site also contain a set of links to its subsections. The first link in the first block is titled "Skip Navigation Links" and skips over the first set of links. The first link in the second block is titled "Skip Section Links" and skips over the subsection links.
Other sources
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Tests
Procedure
- Check that a link is the last focusable control before the block of repeated content or the first link in the block.
- Check that the description of the link communicates that it skips the block.
- Check that the link is either always visible or visible when it has keyboard focus.
- Check that after activating the link, the keyboard focus has moved to the content immediately after the block.
Expected Results
- All checks above are true.