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redesignblog is an exercise in collaborative design education. It is an open discussion of design principles, which are then applied. Blog entries document this process. The changelog shows progress. Comment on posts to discuss the design.

Skip to content link

I imagine most of you are aware of the practice of placing a “skip to content” link at the top of web pages, mainly for those using screen readers. The idea is that, though navigation takes up little real estate on a styled page, it may take some time for a screen reader to go through. For an example, see the Web Standards Project homepage. The question here is whether there is enough initial content to necessitate a “skip to content” link. One justification is for repeat screen-reader users, who want to go immediately to blog content, bypassing even the site description, and other information probably necessary for the first visit. What do you think?