I tend to use top navigation with 2 or 3 column content (and the left
content div usually containing specifc info with further links)  for
most of the layouts of my pages, since this is what so many clients
want.

Generally speaking (with various exceptions and diferences)  reader
display of most of these show:

<top div with logo or graphic>
<horizontal nav div that will show as a vetical list>
<left column div with additional spotlight info and links (often dups of
info within navs or content but with "by-lines">
<right or center div (depending on 2 or 3 column layout) with page
content>
<far right div column if 3 column layout>
<footer div>

How does the list feel about putting in generalized (not hidden) skip
links as an initial div before the header of all page except the home
page to allow readers to skip to the content div?  One design issue is
that the header is no longer at 0, which doesn't bother me - but I don't
know how others feel about that either.  Or would it be better to build
the skip link as part of the top/logo div using "hidden"?

Guess I chould add the caveat that I do a lot of "charity" (I hate that
word) work for small non-profits often disability related

Also,  either techniqu aside,  are peope also adding in a link to an
accesibility information page?  Are people setting up pages now to
explain what tab indexes have been used throughout the site (consitantly
of course), etc?   I have one set up for the latest donation site, but I
don't know if that's going to far?

One last thing - what is the feeling on adding accesskey info on title
or alt tags?  Or in long description tags for those it works for?

Thanks in advance for any thoughts on these.

Susan

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