Landmark Roles
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“
The skip-links killer”
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Define the role of sections in the structure of
a web page, e.g.:
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<div id=”header” role=”banner”>
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<div id=”content” role=”main”>
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Gives AT instant access to major page components
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Landmark roles:
the “
skip-links killer”
Help screen reader users understand the role of sections in the structure of a web page, e.g.:
<div id=”header” role=”banner”> (site-oriented content, e.g. logo, page title)
<div id=”content” role=”main”> (central document content)
<div id=”nav” role=”navigation”> (links to navigate this document &/or related documents)
Allows AT’s instant access to major page components
They can be used now.
Example: landmark roles - image & web
