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Access Key Rules

HTML Markup Details

accesskey attribute
accesskey attribute can be defined on the following HTML elements: a, area, button, input, label, legend, and textarea.

Accessibility Evaluation Rules

Accesskey Evaluation Rules
no. FAE 2007 FAE 2008 Description
1 N/A Pass/Warning

accesskey atrribute values should be unique.
2 N/A Pass/Check

accesskey atrribute values should not interfere with Microsoft Internet Explorer menu shortcuts.

Important Notes

  • The menu shortcuts for English version of Internet Explorer 7 are: A, E, F, H, T and V.
  • Other major browsers either have browser menu shortcuts that do not interfere with implementation of access keys (Opera, Firefox), or do not support acceess keys at all (Apple Safari).

FAE Rule Implemetation

FAE 2007
The Illinois Functional Accessibility Evaluator (FAE) currently implements FAE 2007 rules.
The Illinois Firefox Accessibility Extension currently implements these rules.
FAE 2008
The FAE 2008 rules are designed to optimize the rules for implementation of Section 508, W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines and Illinois Information technology Accessibility Act requirements and are based on the requirements of these standards and experience with the problems of FAE 2007.
The Illinois Firefox Accessibility Extension currently implements some of these rules.

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