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Expand Up @@ -21,53 +21,45 @@ <h2>In brief</h2>
<section id="intent">
<h2>Intent of Consistent Navigation</h2>


<p>The intent of this success criterion is to encourage the use of consistent presentation
and layout for users who interact with repeated content within
<p>The intent of this success criterion is to encourage the use of consistent
visual layout and source order for users who interact with repeated content within
a set of web pages and need to locate specific information or functionality more than
once.
Individuals with low vision who use screen magnification to display a small portion
once.</p>

<p>Individuals with low vision who use screen magnification to display a small portion
of the screen at a time often use visual cues and page boundaries to quickly locate
repeated content.
Presenting repeated content in the same order is also important for visual users who
use spatial memory or visual cues within the design to locate repeated content.

use spatial memory or visual cues within the design to locate repeated content.</p>

<p>Likewise, users who are blind and navigate through content on pages sequentially
benefit from having navigational mechanisms occur in a consistent order relative
to the overall source order and structure of the page.
</p>

<p>It is important to note that the use of the phrase "same order" in this section is
not meant to imply that subnavigation menus cannot be used or that blocks of secondary
navigation or page structure cannot be used. Instead, this success criterion is intended
to assist users who interact with repeated content across web pages to be able to
predict the location of the content they are looking for and find it more quickly
when they encounter it again.

</p>
when they encounter it again.</p>

<p>Users may initiate a change in the order by using adaptive user agents or by setting
preferences so that the information is presented in a way that is most useful to them.



</p>

preferences so that the information is presented in a way that is most useful to them.</p>

</section>
<section id="benefits">
<h2>Benefits of Consistent Navigation</h2>


<ul>

<li>Ensuring that repeated components occur in the same order on each page of a site helps
users become comfortable that they will able to predict where they can find things
on each page. This helps users with
<strong>cognitive limitations</strong>, users with
<strong>low vision</strong>, users with
<strong>intellectual disabilities</strong>, and also those who are
<strong>blind</strong>.

</li>

</ul>

</section>
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<section id="resources">
<h2>Resources for Consistent Navigation</h2>


<ul>

<li>Detweiler, M.C. and Omanson, R.C. (1996), Ameritech Web Page User Interface Standards
and Design Guidelines.
</li>

<li>

<a href="https://www.ibm.com/able/toolkit/design/ux/navigation/">IBM: User experience design - Navigation</a>.
</li>

<li>Detweiler, M.C. and Omanson, R.C. (1996), Ameritech Web Page User Interface Standards and Design Guidelines.</li>
<li><a href="https://www.ibm.com/able/toolkit/design/ux/navigation/">IBM: User experience design - Navigation</a>.</li>
</ul>

</section>
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