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The Accessibility Link Most Websites Are Missing
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The Accessibility Link Most Websites Are Missing

Keyboard users must tab through your entire navigation on every page load before reaching content. Adding one hidden link fixes it. WCAG Level A requirement.

by Brant Hindman

Open your website and press the Tab key. If the first thing that happens is your browser cycling through every navigation link before reaching the main content, keyboard users experience that on every single page load. For someone navigating with a keyboard (due to a motor disability, injury, or preference), this is exhausting.

The fix is a skip-to-content link: one invisible anchor link that appears when a keyboard user presses Tab, letting them jump straight to the main content. It takes 10 minutes to implement and is a Level A requirement under WCAG 2.2, meaning it is the minimum standard, not an enhancement.

We include this in every site we build as a non-negotiable. It is also a hard gate for accessibility-focused certifications and increasingly a factor in enterprise procurement decisions where accessibility compliance is a requirement.

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