diff --git a/lib/weblib.php b/lib/weblib.php
index 26c9e3e6c42..bff31105829 100644
--- a/lib/weblib.php
+++ b/lib/weblib.php
@@ -4304,18 +4304,18 @@ function rebuildnolinktag($text) {
  */
 function print_side_block($heading='', $content='', $list=NULL, $icons=NULL, $footer='', $attributes = array()) {
 
-//TODO (nfreear): Accessibility: skip link not invisible in Firefox - why?
-    $skip_dest ='';
-/*    static $block_id = 0;
+//TODO (nfreear): Accessibility: skip block link. Proposed new file, lang/en_utf8/accessibility.php
+    global $CFG;
+    static $block_id = 0;
     $block_id++;
-    $skip_link = "<a href='#block-$block_id' onfocus=\"this.style.color='#000'\" onblur=\"this.style.color='#fff'\" class='skip-block'>Skip block</a>";
-    $skip_dest = "<span id='block-$block_id' class='skip-block-to'>&nbsp;</span>";
+    $skip_link = "<a href='#sb-$block_id' title='Skip block' class='skip-block'><img alt='Skip block' src='$CFG->wwwroot/pix/spacer.gif' /></a>"; 
+    $skip_dest = "<span id='sb-$block_id' class='skip-block-to'>&nbsp;</span>";
     if (! empty($heading)) {
         $heading .= $skip_link;
     } else {
         echo $skip_link;
     }
-*/    
+    
     print_side_block_start($heading, $attributes);
 
     if ($content) {
diff --git a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
index e048f58410b..5517fc26213 100644
--- a/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
+++ b/theme/standard/styles_layout.css
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ table.formtable tbody .htmlarea th
 .helplink img {
   vertical-align: middle;
   margin: 0px 2px;
+  width: 17px;
+  height: 17px;
 }
 
 form.popupform {
@@ -392,17 +394,11 @@ table.flexible th.c0 {
  *** Blocks
  ***/
  
-/*TODO (nfreear): Initially make link 'invisible' to visual users. Breaks - why? */
+/*Accessibility: Skip block link, for screen reader users. */
 a.skip-block, .skip-block {
-  font-weight:normal;
-  font-size:0.8em;
-  color:white;
-  background-color:white;
-  /*
   display:block;
-  width:6em;
-  float:right;
-  */
+  width:2em; 
+  height:3px;
 }
 .skip-block-to {
   font-size:1px;