Should't I use Accesskeys?

[Webnauts]

I am redesigning my website and I began implementing the accesskeys, using numbers instead of letters, to avoid conflicts as described here:
Accesskeys and Reserved Keystroke Combinations http://www.wats.ca/resources/accesskeysandkeystrokes/38

But now I discovered that using numbers for accesskeys is not the solution:
More reasons why we don't use accesskeys (accesskeyconflicts) http://www.wats.ca/articles/accesskeyconflicts/37

And after all, I am now confronted with the solution below:
Link Relationships as an Alternative to Accesskeys http://www.wats.ca/articles/accesskeyalternatives/52

What do you think?

[JoBennett]

I've just had an enlightening meeting with a JAWS user (for those who don't know, JAWS is one of the most popular screen readers for visually impaired computer users). I listened to JAWS reading a prototype web site that included accesskeys. It read the accesskeys out loud after each link, which sounded very odd and didn't make much sense to the user. When I explained to him what they were, he mentioned that JAWS uses both letter and number keys as short-cuts and they would be quite likely to conflict.

So it seems that if I add accesskeys to aid users with motor disabilities then I create confusion and conflicts with browser key strokes for visually impaired users.

I think that, for now, I'm going to take the accesskeys out.

I'd be interested to know if anyone has had any positive user feedback on accesskeys.