Search Results Page That Can Only Be Reached via Search

Why it matters

People with cognitive or visual disabilities who prefer search, sitemaps, or alternate nav styles.

How to test

Try to reach a search result page directly (e.g., via bookmark or shared link) without going through search again: if it's unfindable any other way, it's a dead end and fails.

How to fix

At least two working ways (navigation menu, search, sitemap, index) must exist to reach the content.

<nav><!-- main menu --></nav>

<input type="search" aria-label="Search the site">

At least two ways to find a page — search, a site map, or navigable landmarks — give users options beyond one fixed menu.

Outcome

On a bank's mobile money-transfer screen, this barrier is gone for people with cognitive or visual disabilities who prefer search — they get the same result as anyone else here.

Who is affected

People with cognitive or visual disabilities who prefer search, sitemaps, or alternate nav styles.