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3.9 Provide information to help understand the usefulness of a page

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Ensure that accessibility tooling can access a project to reduce unnecessary journeys.

Criteria

  • Accessibility aids:
    Provide accessibility and usability aids, such as skip links and signposts, to help users find and navigate content.
    • Breadcrumbs In Web Design
    • Customer Experience Mapping
    • Skip links: what, why, and how
    • Skip Navigation Links
    • The Benefits of Tree Testing Your Navigation
    • What is a Customer Journey Map?

Benefits

  • Accessibility
    Including skip links and other accessibility aids can accelerate the user journey, reducing system resources required and allowing them to find the content they need.
  • Economic
    Enabling quicker visits that complete the user’s objective can help to encourage return visits.
  • Environment
    Reducing the time people spend searching for the information they want and aiding them on their journey will reduce energy use, including battery drain.
  • Social Equity
    Allowing users to achieve objectives faster reduces resource consumption while potentially enhancing user health and well-being.

GRI

  • Materials: Low
  • Energy: Low
  • Water: Low
  • Emissions: Low

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