Access keys for mobile devices?

Is it important? If so, how does one provide them?

[albo]

(I see threads here, describing access keys, UK standards, etc. They are "too old" to append!)

To make my site "mobile-ready," is it important, or would it help, to have access-key navigation? Does anyone do this? (The debate rages on, I suppose?)

[penders]

Hhhmmm, I'm not even sure how/if accesskeys are even supported on MY mobile phone?!

I have read that mobile phones will only support the accesskeys 0-9,*,# (for obvious reasons I guess).

On a more general note... Despite the trend not to use accesskeys these days for fear of making the site less accessible by clashing with browser/plugin defaults, I do favour a basic set of accesskeys myself. Since if the accesskeys do work then it does help IMHO. However, I would also give the user the ability to disable accesskeys across the whole site, either with JavaScript or (better) server-side. Another possibility is to allow the user to redefine the accesskeys themselves.

Perhaps the Accessibility and Usability [webmasterworld.com] forum might be able to offer further insight.

[albo]

Yes, I had thought to set up just 0-9. I'll look at that forum. Sounds like a good place for me to "hover around"! Thanks for the link.