Internet Explorer takes advantage of HTML's hierarchical structure and automatically makes most Web pages accessible. The a element also encloses text that Internet Explorer provides to a screen reader, which in turn translates the text into an audible description of the link. While creating accessible Web pages, you might encounter difficulties that can prevent Internet Explorer from exposing your Web page in an accessible manner. Implementing the tips in this section can help you avoid these difficulties. Use anchors for all textual areas on the page that respond to a mouse click.
Anchors enable the keyboard user to navigate to an area on the page using the keyboard.
You can also use anchors to provide hints that can be read by the screen readers to identify which parts of the Web page are interactive. Note Anchors normally navigate to another Web page or bookmark when clicked. To prevent the anchor from automatically navigating to another location, set the returnValue property of the window . Use the label object to associate text with intrinsic controls. The HTML 3.2 specification does not provide you with the means to associate text with an intrinsic control, such as a radio button or text box.