The One Link That Saves a Keyboard User From Tabbing Through Every Nav Item
A keyboard-only user visits a page with a large repeated navigation bar at the top, present on every single page of the site. Instead of tabbing through every nav link on every page load, a specific accessibility feature lets them jump straight to the main content.
What's this feature called, and which SC does it satisfy?
The correct answer is "A skip link (SC 2.4.1, Bypass Blocks)."
A "Skip to main content" link, placed as the very first focusable element on the page, lets a keyboard user jump past a repeated navigation bar instead of tabbing through every nav item on every single page load — a small addition with an outsized impact on a keyboard-only user's efficiency, and exactly what SC 2.4.1 requires.
An ARIA live region announces dynamic content changes, unrelated to bypassing repeated blocks. A focus trap constrains Tab within a modal, a different mechanism entirely. Landmark navigation (a screen-reader "rotor" shortcut) is a related but separate way to jump around a page — it's not what a keyboard-only sighted user relies on for this.
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