[nfbcs] Links on a Website

[Mike Freeman]

I agree with you, Dave.  However, it does rather puzzle, if not irk, me that 
sighted persons seem congenitally unable to find the "back" button; they 
must have all the links right out there in front of them so they can just 
keep clicking forward.  WE used to here from unreconstructed teachers and 
childcare personnel that blind children have trouble with "object 
permanence".  Seems to me it's the sighted that have trouble with object 
permanence -- at least on computers.  If the back-arrow isn't looked at, it 
apparently doesn't exist. (grin)

Fred, if you look on the NFBW web site, you won't find those repeated links; 
you'll just find a "back to home page" link at the end of the other pages. 
I figure people can click to the home page and find the links there again. 
Unless, of course, they forget they exist on the home page. (smirk)

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: "NFB in Computer Science Mailing List" <nfbcs at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 6:15 PM
Subject: Re: [nfbcs] Links on a Website


> Fred:
>
> Headings are generally seen as good practice, and an aid to navigation and 
> we are seeing them more often.  As to eliminating the repeated stuff at 
> tops of pages, it isn't going to happen.  Sighted people can skip over it 
> in a glance, but it is there if they need it.  I would guess on most 
> sites, it is pretty small, but to us everything is the same size, so it 
> seems dominant.
>
> We live in a sighted world, and they just aren't going to give that stuff 
> up.  Nor should they, we just need mechanisms to level the playing field. 
> Headings is one, there are others, and more that needs to be invented.
>
> Dave
>
> At 07:10 PM 10/25/2010, you wrote:
>>Hi,
>>
>>I have some pretty strong feelings on this.  Apparently I am in a 
>>minority,
>>since no developer that I have talked to has taken my suggestions.  I am
>>polite and friendly when I offer my suggestions, so it isn't my delivery, 
>>I
>>hope.
>>
>>I would like headings so I can simply pres the letter "h" and move to
>>essential content.  Second, on all subsequent pages to the front or home
>>page, omit all the clutter at the beginning altogether and simply present
>>the essential information.  If it is felt that the links are needed on
>>subsequent pages, put them at the end so the user does not have to
>>continually read them jump over them or simply leave the page because of 
>>all
>>the unnecessary clutter.
>>
>>I hope this makes some sense.  I have been using computers and the 
>>internet
>>for 25 years and have come by my feelings through experience.  I feel the
>>clutter on many pages is a deterrent to attracting and keeping visitors, 
>>at
>>least blind visitors.
>
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