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[ecweb Friend ecwebJoin date: May 2009Posts: 12Downloads:2Uploads:1 Thanks: 2]

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Hi,
I am making a site for a client that requires a good standard of accessibility.

With that in mind I’ve got a question about the accessibility links at top of the template (found under ul class=accessibility).
This class is defined as hidden in the css – should I unhide it if I want the site to be more accessible? Or will these links automatically be displayed when a user is running accessibility programs on his/her computer?

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#312522

Hi ecweb

I am sorry but i don’t understand your idea. Could you please let me in detail your issue?

[ecweb Friend ecwebJoin date: May 2009Posts: 12Downloads:2Uploads:1 Thanks: 2]

#312639

Hi,
The code I am talking about is generally located at the top of any template’s index.php.
The code is:

<ul class="accessibility">
<li><a href="<?php echo $tmpTools->getCurrentURL();?>#ja-content" title="<?php echo JText::_("Skip to content");?>"><?php echo JText::_("Skip to content");?></a></li>
<li><a href="<?php echo $tmpTools->getCurrentURL();?>#ja-mainnav" title="<?php echo JText::_("Skip to main navigation");?>"><?php echo JText::_("Skip to main navigation");?></a></li>
<li><a href="<?php echo $tmpTools->getCurrentURL();?>#ja-col1" title="<?php echo JText::_("Skip to 1st column");?>"><?php echo JText::_("Skip to 1st column");?></a></li>
<li><a href="<?php echo $tmpTools->getCurrentURL();?>#ja-col2" title="<?php echo JText::_("Skip to 2nd column");?>"><?php echo JText::_("Skip to 2nd column");?></a></li>
</ul>

What does this code do?
The links it creates are hidden because of the CSS class ‘accessibility’ having ‘visibility: hidden’.
In order to make the web site usable for people with disabilities – should one unhide these links?

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#312657

ecweb;138696
In order to make the web site usable for people with disabilities – should one unhide these links?

No. Browsers and readers for the visually impaired will not use your CSS hence they will not be hidden for them.

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