Most browsers support jumping to specific links by typing keys defined on the web site. On Windows, you can press ALT + an access key; on Macintosh, you can press Control + an access key. Please note that this function works best when using either Netscape 7.x and higher or Mozilla Firefox browsers for either Windows or Mac platforms. If you are using IE 5.x or higher please note that only keys 1-8 will function and that you will need to also use the "ENTER" key in addition to the other two in order to get to the desired page. This feature is not supported by the Opera browsers at this time.

The pages in IEEE Xplore currently define the following access keys:

• Access key 0 - Accessibility statement
• Access key 1 - IEEE Xplore Home Page
• Access key 2 - Login
• Access key 3 - Logout
• Access key 4 - Access Information
• Access key 5 - Alerts
• Access key 6 - Sitemap
• Access key 7 - Help
• Access key 8 - Technical Support
• Access key 9 - FAQ
• Access key v - Advanced Search
• Access key a - Author Search
• Access key r - CrossRef Search
• Access key h - Session History
• Access key f - Feedback
• Access key j - Browse Journals and Magazines
• Access key c - Browse Conferences
• Access key b - Browse Standards
• Access key e - IEEE Enterprise File Cabinet
• Access key m - IEEE Member Digital Library File Cabinet

1. Many links have title attributes which describe the link in greater detail, unless the text of the link already fully describes the target (such as the headline of an article).
2. Skip navigation links have been included to give those users with text- reading and/or audio function , such as Lynx and JAWS, the ability to read the skip link. This gives the user the ability to skip over repeated top navigational links and go directly to the main content of a page.

1. All content images used in this site include descriptive ALT attributes. Purely decorative graphics include null ALT attributes.
2. Complex images include LONGDESC attributes or inline descriptions to explain the significance of each image to non-visual readers.

1. This site uses cascading style sheets for visual layout.
2. This site uses only relative font sizes, compatible with the user-specified "text size" option in visual browsers.
3. If your browser or browsing device does not support stylesheets at all, the content of each page is still readable.

1. W3 accessibility guidelines, which explains the reasons behind each guideline.
2. W3 accessibility techniques, which explains how to implement each guideline.
3. W3 accessibility checklist, a busy developer's guide to accessibility.
4. U.S. Federal Government Section 508 accessibility guidelines.
5. Usability.gov web site.

1. JAWS, a screen reader for Windows. A time-limited, downloadable demo is available.
2. Home Page Reader, a screen reader for Windows. A downloadable demo is available.
3. Lynx, a free text-only web browser for blind users with refreshable Braille displays.
4. Links, a free text-only web browser for visual users with low bandwidth.
5. Opera, a visual browser with many accessibility-related features, including text zooming, user stylesheets, image toggle. A free downloadable version is available. Compatible with Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and several other operating systems.

1. Bobby, a free service to analyze web pages for compliance to accessibility guidelines. A full-featured commercial version is also available.
2. HTML Validator, a free service for checking that web pages conform to published HTML standards.
3. Web Page Backward Compatibility Viewer, a tool for viewing your web pages without a variety of modern browser features.
4. Lynx Viewer, a free service for viewing what your web pages would look like in Lynx.