Navigation and Orientation - Section 4 (of 9)

All visitors need to be able to locate the information they require with ease and confidence.

For each page, visitors need to know where they are on the site, and what their options are:

Consistency is key for accessibility (and usability in general)
Clear unambiguous links are required
Clear indications of current location in the site are necessary to ensure visitors can explore with confidence
Appropriate in-page navigation should be provided to make it easy to get to relevant related pages
Additional navigational options should be provided to suit different styles of browsing

In this section:

Poor navigation is often the cause of poor accessibility and poor usability. The majority of fixes are straightforward to achieve.