Creating your skip links
Posted on Nov 3, 2007 in CSS, Coding, Development, Wordpress | 0 Comments
In part one of this series, I defined what skip links are and how they function. In part two I discussed the two theories about the skip link, and if they should be shown or not.
This is the third and last article on the series and I am going to show you how to create hidden skip links for your site. If you want to show your skip links, there are numerous methods to do so, and I won’t cover them here as each site design is unique. The basic code will still apply so you will need to style it to fit into your site accordingly.
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The debate over skip links
Posted on Nov 2, 2007 in CSS, Coding, Development, Wordpress | 2 Comments
In my first article entitled “What are skip links?“, I introduced what skip links are and how they serve a function to improve the usability and accessibility of your site.
In this article, part two of three of the series dealing with skip links, I would like to discuss two theories that can divide designers and developers over whether skip links should be visible or not on your site.
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What are skip links?
Posted on Nov 1, 2007 in CSS, Coding, Development, Wordpress | 2 Comments
A simple and easy way to improve your sites usability and accessibility is to incorporate skip links into your site. These are also known as jump links, or internal links. You might be wondering what their purpose is and if they are really necessary.
In this first article of three parts, I will describe what a skip link is and how is can improve your site with minimal effort. Skip links can be placed into any site, not just a Wordpress blog. The benefits will make your site more accessible and improve usability for all users.
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New article series coming soon!
Posted on Oct 30, 2007 in CSS, Coding, Development, Wordpress | 0 Comments
I just wanted to post a quick note about my next, and first, article series that I am working on.
I am working on a 3 part series about using skip links for your site. In this 3 part series, I will look at defining what skip links (or jump links) are and how they work, the debate over using them, and finally how to implement them in your site to improve accessibility and usability.
I hope you will enjoy this series, and the first post should be live Thursday morning!
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Resize for your own eyes
Posted on Sep 25, 2007 in CSS, Coding, Computers, Development, Firefox, Knowledge | 0 Comments
There has been a lot of debate lately about how to design sites that allows for the most usable and accessible font size for each user. One of the greatest debates is how, as a designer and coder of a site, should in fact set the font size for the particular site that allows for the resizing in order for visually impaired users to read the site.
There have been widgets or javascripts that have allowed the user to click on a button that will make the size bigger or smaller to their own personal liking, however the better approach is to educate the user about their browsers particular settings in order to make things work better. This is because not every site has this widget or setting on the site to allow you to resize the font size to your liking. So, in helping to educate and spread the word like other sites are doing, I would like to help you, my reader, to learn how to resize your font size for your browser to make your viewing more enjoyable, and usable.
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