Why keyboard navigation matters
If content can’t be accessed or used without a mouse, it creates a barrier for users who depend on keyboards or screen readers.
Best practices:
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Try navigating your website, slide deck, or form using only your keyboard. Can you reach every link, button, and form field using the Tab key?
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Make sure the order is logical and doesn’t skip over anything important.
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Avoid using features like drag-and-drop or hover-only menus unless you provide another way to interact.
Learn more about keyboard navigation in this 1:43 video:
Designing with keyboard access in mind helps ensure Access to All — no mouse needed. Because at Durango School District, it's the way we do things!