What are people doing to markup lists of links, like bread crumbs. There seems to be some consensus that UL and LI elements should be used for each link with CSS styling.
But what about giving the list of links a title for use by screen reader users or people who are using technologies that do not support style sheets or have applied their own stylesheet, for example to improve readability for someone with low vision. Should a header (H2) be used or could the UL.TITLE attribute be used. Interested in peoples experience and opinions. Jon ---- Original message ---- >Date: Thu, 23 Feb 2006 11:19:45 +0000 >From: Ian Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [WSG] Breadcrumb as Section Heading H1 >To: wsg@webstandardsgroup.org > >Kevin Futter wrote: > >> Anyway, for the benefit of others interested in this thread/topic, the >> upshot from the above link seems to be that the pipe character (|) is the >> best compromise currently available as a screen reader-friendly element >> separator. > >I profoundly disagree with that. The vertical bar is the worst thing you >can use in a breadcrumb trail, regardless of how it reads in a screen >reader. This is conventionally used on the web as a separator for >sibling links, and it really doesn't work as a breadcrumb separator for >sighted users. > >I don't think a list is appropriate markup for breadcrumbs and prefer >the conventional "You are in: home > products > foo" > >Screen reader users in our user testing on sites with this construct had >no problems with it reading "home greater than products greater than >foo", and reported that it was a very useful aid. > >You should not overlook the vital importance of the visual direction >implied by the > character. This is a crucial means of showing that it >is a hierarchical relationship. Not all accessibility is about screen >reader users after all. The conventional breadcrumb with ">" is a >working compromise which has proven to be a good tool in usable sites. > >Cheers > >Ian > > >-- >_________________________________________________ >zStudio - Web development and accessibility >http://zStudio.co.uk > >Snippetz.net - Online code library >File, manage and re-use your code snippets & links >http://snippetz.net > >****************************************************** >The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ > > See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm > for some hints on posting to the list & getting help >****************************************************** > Jon Gunderson, Ph.D. Director of IT Accessibility Services Campus Information Technologies and Educational Services (CITES) and Coordinator of Assistive Communication and Information Technology Disability Resources and Education Services (DRES) Voice: (217) 244-5870 Fax: (217) 333-0248 Cell: (217) 714-6313 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://cita.rehab.uiuc.edu/ WWW: https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/jongund/www/ ****************************************************** The discussion list for http://webstandardsgroup.org/ See http://webstandardsgroup.org/mail/guidelines.cfm for some hints on posting to the list & getting help ******************************************************
